1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1931

November 3, 1931

Nominee A. Harry Moore David Baird Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 735,504 505,451 Percentage 57.8% 39.7%

Governor before election Morgan Foster Larson Republican Elected Governor A. Harry Moore Democratic

The 1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1931. Democratic nominee A. Harry Moore defeated Republican nominee David Baird Jr. with 57.82% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• A. Harry Moore, Democratic
• David Baird Jr., Republican

Other candidates

• Edmund R. Halsey, Independent
• Owen M. Bruner, Prohibition Party
• Herman F. Niessner, Socialist
• John J. Ballam, Communist
• John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America
• John A. Kelly, Taxpayers

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	A. Harry Moore	735,504	57.82%
	Republican	David Baird Jr.	505,451	39.74%
	Independent	Edmund R. Halsey	13,474	1.06%
	Prohibition	Owen M. Bruner	8,101	0.64%
	Socialist	Herman F. Niessner	5,247	0.41%
	Communist	John J. Ballam	1,753	0.14%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	1,553	0.12%
	Independent	John A. Kelly	951	0.08%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing