1949 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1949 New Jersey gubernatorial election

November 8, 1949

Nominee Alfred E. Driscoll Elmer H. Wene Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 885,882 810,022 Percentage 51.5% 47.1%

County Results Driscoll:      50-60%      60–70% Wene:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Alfred E. Driscoll Republican Elected Governor Alfred E. Driscoll Republican

The 1949 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1949. Incumbent Republican Alfred E. Driscoll defeated Democratic nominee Elmer H. Wene with 51.54% of the vote.

For the first time, the governor was elected to a four-year term, as opposed to three years.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on April 19, 1949.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Elmer H. Wene, former U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic Party primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer H. Wene	152,054	100.00
Total votes			152,054	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Alfred E. Driscoll, incumbent Governor
• Robert L. Adams

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alfred E. Driscoll	207,144	69.51
	Republican	Robert L. Adams	90,885	30.50
Total votes			298,029	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Alfred E. Driscoll, Republican
• Elmer H. Wene, Democratic

Other candidates

• James Imbrie, Progressive Party
• John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America
• Edson R. Leach, Prohibition Party

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1949

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Alfred E. Driscoll	885,882	51.54%
	Democratic	Elmer H. Wene	810,022	47.13%
	Progressive	James Imbrie	10,840	0.63%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	6,515	0.38%
	Prohibition	Edson R. Leach	5,529	0.32%
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing