1938 United States Senate special election in New Jersey
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The United States Senate special election of 1938 in New Jersey was held on November 8, 1938.
The vacancy was created when incumbent Senator A. Harry Moore resigned to become Governor of New Jersey. Interim appointee John Gerald Milton did not run in the election.
Former Republican U.S. Senator William Warren Barbour returned to the Senate after defeating Democrat William H. J. Ely, the state administrator of the Works Progress Administration.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William H. J. Ely, administrator of the New Jersey WPA and former State Senator from Bergen County
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William H. J. Ely | 286,625 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 286,625 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William Warren Barbour, former U.S. Senator (1931–37)
- C. Dan Coskey, candidate for Senate in 1936
- George O. Pullen, supporter of Francis Townsend[2]
Declined
[edit]- Joseph Frelinghuysen, former U.S. Senator (1917–23) (endorsed Barbour)[3][4]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Warren Barbour | 309,967 | 89.83% | |
| Republican | George O. Pullen | 21,645 | 6.27% | |
| Republican | C. Dan Coskey | 13,444 | 3.90% | |
| Total votes | 345,056 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William Warren Barbour (Republican), former U.S. Senator (1931–37)
- John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
- William H. J. Ely (Democrat), administrator of the New Jersey WPA
- Louis H. Kelley (Prohibition)
- William Norman (Communist)
- John Palangio (Socialist)
- Fred Turner (Townsend)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Warren Barbour | 816,667 | 52.98% | |
| Democratic | William H. J. Ely | 704,159 | 45.68% | |
| Prohibition | Louis H. Kelley | 8,201 | 0.53% | |
| Socialist | John Palangio | 3,671 | 0.24% | |
| Townsend Pension-Labor | Fred Turner | 3,521 | 0.23% | |
| Communist | William Norman | 3,515 | 0.23% | |
| Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 1,873 | 0.12% | |
| Majority | 112,508 | 7.30% | ||
| Turnout | 1,541,607 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Secretary of the State of New Jersey. "Results of the Primary Election Held September 20, 1938" (PDF). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Barbour Far Ahead in Senate Primary". The Camden Morning Post. September 21, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Frelinghuysen Race Hinted". The New York Times. June 8, 1938. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Frelinghuysen Declines to Run". The New York Times. June 17, 1938. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 08, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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