The 1964 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democrat Harrison A. Williams defeated Republican nominee Bernard M. Shanley with 61.91% of the vote. Primary elections were held on April 21, 1964.[ 2]
This was the first time since 1888 that Democrats were re-elected to the Senate from New Jersey, and the first since 1856 to this seat. This was the first time Democrats were popularly elected to a second term in the state.
General election
Results
Results by county
County
Williams votes
Williams %
Stanley votes
Stanley %
Other votes
Other %
Atlantic 42,380 58.8% 29,742 41.2% 0 0.0%
Bergen 207,852 55.5% 164,834 44.0% 2,074 0.6%
Burlington 51,513 62.5% 30,642 37.2% 298 0.3%
Camden 114,567 65.4% 60,048 34.3% 619 0.3%
Cape May 12,152 51.1% 11,525 48.5% 91 0.4%
Cumberland 29,634 67.5% 14,261 32.5% 24 0.01%
Essex 240,797 64.5% 127,951 34.3% 4,452 1.2%
Gloucester 36,504 58.9% 25,418 41.0% 65 0.1%
Hudson 194,672 73.5% 67,278 25.4% 3,089 1.1%
Hunterdon 12,629 52.1% 11,522 47.6% 70 0.4%
Mercer 77,648 68.4% 35,126 30.9% 749 0.7%
Middlesex 140,997 67.5% 66,385 31.8% 1,567 0.7%
Monmouth 84,257 56.5% 64,113 43.0% 723 0.5%
Morris 59,659 48.7% 61,997 50.7% 734 0.5%
Ocean 32,625 53.1% 27,951 45.5% 844 1.3%
Passaic 105,757 60.9% 64,964 37.4% 2,997 1.7%
Salem 16,344 63.9% 9,200 36.0% 32 0.1%
Somerset 37,312 54.6% 30,551 44.7% 426 0.6%
Sussex 12,579 49.7% 12,695 50.2% 36 0.1%
Union 149,615 63.2% 85,373 36.0% 1,847 0.8%
Warren 18,022 64.9% 9,704 34.9% 43 0.2%
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
