1930 United States Senate election in New Jersey

1930 United States Senate elections in New Jersey

November 4, 1930

Nominee Dwight Morrow Alexander Simpson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 601,497 401,007 Percentage 58.50% 39.00%

Senator before election David Baird Jr. Republican Elected Senator Dwight Morrow Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1930 in New Jersey was held on November 4, 1930.

Walter Evans Edge, the Senator elected in 1924, resigned in 1929 to take office as Governor of New Jersey. Interim appointee David Baird Jr. chose not to seek re-election and Republican Dwight Morrow won a landslide victory to succeed him.

Morrow also won a special election held the same day for the remaining month of Edge's six-year term, defeating Democrat Thelma Parkinson. Morrow would only serve for ten months before his death in October 1931.

Candidates

• Esther Hill Elfreth (National Prohibition)
• Henry Jager (Socialist)
• Dozier Will Graham (Communist)
• Alexander Kudlik (Socialist Labor)
• Dwight Morrow (Republican), U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
• Alexander Simpson (Democrat), State Senator

General election

Results

United States Senate election in New Jersey, 1930

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight W. Morrow	601,497	58.50%
	Democratic	Alexander Simpson	401,007	39.00%
	Prohibition	Esther Hill Elfeth	18,903	1.84%
	Socialist	Henry Jager	4,519	0.44%
	Communist	Dozier W. Graham	1,627	0.16%
	Socialist Labor	Alexander Kudlik	670	0.07%
Majority			200,490	19.50%
Turnout			1,028,223
	Republican hold

See also

• 1930 United States Senate elections