1964 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 6 candidates · See every 1964 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1964 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Harrison A. Williams Jr. won the 1964 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Harrison A. Williams Jr. received 1,677,515 popular votes (61.91%). The main challenger was Bernard M. Shanley (37.32%).

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

Jr. +24.6 pts · won by 666,235 votes

Harrison A. Williams Jr.DemocraticWINNER61.91%

1,677,515 votes

Bernard M. Shanley Republican37.32%

1,011,280 votes

Harold P. PoeschelConservative0.28%

7,582 votes

Lawrence StewartSocialist Workers0.23%

6,147 votes

John Mahalchik VIndependent0.18%

4,926 votes

Albert A. RonisSocialist Labor0.08%

2,125 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.