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1940-11-05 Gubernatorial Election Results for New Jersey


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County Turnout Charles Edison
(D)		 Robert Hendrickson
(R)		 Marion Douglas
(Socialist)		 Manuel Cantor
(Communist)		 Other Margin TOTAL
County data not available.
TOTAL 68% 984,40751.4% 920,51248.0% 7,6070.4% 1,5440.1% 1,9950.1% 63,895 1,916,065
Total R vote: 920,512 (48.0%)      Total D vote: 984,407 (51.4%)      Total Other vote: 11,146 (0.6%)
* incumbent

Other candidates included: John Butterworth (Socialist Labor), 1,411 votes ; Elmo Bateman (National Prohibition), 584 votes


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Robert Hendrickson 283,942 53.5%
2   Harold Hoffman 247,221 46.5%
TOTAL VOTES 531,163  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Charles Edison 257,008 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 257,008