1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Walter Evans Edge, former Governor and United States Senator
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Walter Evans Edge | 170,385 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 170,385 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Vincent J. Murphy | 162,845 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 162,845 | 100.00 |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John Binns (Prohibition)
- John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
- Walter Evans Edge, former Governor and United States Sentaor (Republican)
- Vincent J. Murphy, mayor of Newark (Democratic)
- Roy V. H. Wilkinson (Socialist)
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | ||
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Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.