1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1943

November 2, 1943

Nominee Walter Evans Edge Vincent J. Murphy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 634,364 506,604 Percentage 55.20% 44.08%

Governor before election Charles Edison Democratic Elected Governor Walter Evans Edge Republican

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

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on Tuesday September 21, 1943.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Evans Edge	170,385	100.00
Total votes			170,385	100.00

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic Party primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vincent J. Murphy	162,845	100.00
Total votes			162,845	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Walter Evans Edge (Republican), former Governor
• Vincent J. Murphy (Democratic), Mayor of Newark

Other candidates

• John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor Party of America)
• John Binns (Prohibition Party)
• Roy V. H. Wilkinson (Socialist)

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1943

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 hold		Swing