1958 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 8 candidates · See every 1958 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1958 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Harrison A. Williams Jr. won the 1958 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Harrison A. Williams Jr. received 966,832 popular votes (51.39%). The main challenger was Robert W. Kean (46.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Kean

Jr. +4.5 pts · won by 84,545 votes

Harrison A. Williams Jr.DemocraticWINNER51.39%

966,832 votes

Robert W. Kean Republican46.9%

882,287 votes

Daniel RobertsSocialist Workers0.62%

11,669 votes

Henry J. KrajewskiPoliticians Are Jokers0.32%

6,013 votes

John J. WinberryIndependent0.29%

5,481 votes

Winfred O. PerryConservative0.16%

3,062 votes

John M. D'AddettaPeople'S Choice0.16%

3,024 votes

Albert A. RonisSocialist Labor0.16%

2,935 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.