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1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election

← 1940 November 2, 1943 1946 →
 
Nominee Walter Evans Edge Vincent J. Murphy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 634,364 506,604
Percentage 55.2% 44.1%

County results
Edge:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Murphy:      50–60%      70–80%

Governor before election

Charles Edison
Democratic

Elected Governor

Walter Evans Edge
Republican

The 1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1943. Republican nominee Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee Vincent J. Murphy with 55.20% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on September 21, 1943.[1] Both Edge and Murphy were unopposed for their respective party nominations.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter Evans Edge 170,385 100.00
Total votes 170,385 100.00

Democratic primary

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Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vincent J. Murphy 162,845 100.00
Total votes 162,845 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1943[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Walter Evans Edge 634,364 55.20%
Democratic Vincent J. Murphy 506,604 44.08%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth 4,587 0.40%
Prohibition John Binns 2,074 0.18%
Socialist Roy V. H. Wilkinson 1,563 0.14%
Majority
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Candidates for the Office of Governor - State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1943. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1943. Retrieved August 30, 2015.