1970 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 6 candidates · See every 1970 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1970 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Harrison A. Williams Jr. won the 1970 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Harrison A. Williams Jr. received 1,157,074 popular votes (54.02%). The main challenger was Nelson G. Gross (42.16%).

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

Jr. +11.9 pts · won by 254,048 votes

Harrison A. Williams Jr.DemocraticWINNER54.02%

1,157,074 votes

Nelson G. Gross Republican42.16%

903,026 votes

Joseph F. JobIndependent2.75%

58,992 votes

William J. O'GradyConservative0.6%

12,938 votes

Joseph S. MansDestroy Drug Devils0.28%

6,066 votes

Julius LevinSocialist Labor0.19%

4,009 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.