1913 United States Senate election in New Jersey

1913 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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Resolution of the New Jersey Legislature
 
Nominee William Hughes Frank O. Briggs
Party Democratic Republican
Senate 12 9
Percentage 57.1% 42.9%
Assembly 51 8
Percentage 86.4% 13.6%

Senator before election

Frank O. Briggs
Republican

Elected Senator

William Hughes
Democratic

The 1913 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on January 28, 1913. Republican incumbent Frank O. Briggs ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic judge and former U.S. representative William Hughes.

Prior to passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, New Jersey elected United States senators by a resolution of the New Jersey Legislature.

On September 24, 1912, direct "advisory" primaries were held. Hughes defeated former senator James Smith Jr. and John McDermitt of Newark for the Democratic nomination, while Briggs easily won the Republican nomination.[1] Thus, Hughes or Briggs stood likely to be elected Senator if their respective party won the 1910 fall legislative elections.

  1. ^ "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey". Newark, N.J.: M.R. Dennis & Co. 1913. p. 130. Retrieved July 2, 2022.