1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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The 1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican Alfred E. Driscoll defeated Democratic nominee Lewis G. Hansen with 57.08% of the vote.
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![]() County results Driscoll: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hansen: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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For the last time, the Governor of New Jersey was elected to a three-year term. Afterwards, New Jersey governors would be elected for terms of four years. This is the last time a Republican was elected to succeed another Republican as Governor of New Jersey.
Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on June 4, 1946.[1]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Lewis G. Hansen, former judge of the Second District Court of Jersey City, State Assemblyman, and assistant corporation counsel of Jersey City
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lewis G. Hansen | 162,845 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 162,845 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Alfred E. Driscoll, former State Senator from Haddonfield
- Harold G. Hoffman, former Governor
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alfred E. Driscoll | 281,715 | 57.96 | |
Republican | Harold G. Hoffman | 204,306 | 42.04 | |
Total votes | 486,021 | 100.00 |
General election
editCandidates
editMajor party candidates
- Alfred E. Driscoll, Republican
- Lewis G. Hansen, Democratic
Other candidates
- Alan Kohlman, Socialist Workers Party
- Lawrence Mahan, Communist Party USA
- Rubye Smith, Socialist Party of America
- Robert L. Gittings, Anti Medical Trust Federation
- George E. Bopp, Socialist Labor Party of America
- John Binns, Prohibition Party
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Alfred E. Driscoll | 807,378 | 57.08% | 1.88 | |
Democratic | Lewis G. Hansen | 585,960 | 41.42% | 2.66 | |
Socialist Workers | Alan Kohlman | 9,823 | 0.69% | N/A | |
Communist | Lawrence Mahan | 4,031 | 0.29% | N/A | |
Socialist | Rubye Smith | 2,326 | 0.16% | 0.02 | |
Independent | Robert L. Gittings | 2,108 | 0.15% | N/A | |
Socialist Labor | George E. Bopp | 1,476 | 0.10% | 0.30 | |
Prohibition | John Binns | 1,425 | 0.10% | 0.08 | |
Majority | |||||
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Republican hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Candidates for the Office of Governor - State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1946. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1946. Retrieved August 29, 2015.