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New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1940

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984,407
  
920,512

Start date
  
November 5, 1940

51.38%
  
48.04%

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1940

Winner
  
Charles Edison

The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 1940 was a race for Governor of New Jersey held on November 5, 1940. Democrat Charles Edison defeated Republican nominee Robert C. Hendrickson with 51.38% of the vote.

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Primary elections

Primary elections were held on Tuesday May 21, 1940.

Candidates

  • Robert C. Hendrickson, President of the New Jersey Senate
  • Harold G. Hoffman, former Governor

    • Candidates

    Major party candidates

  • Charles Edison (Democratic), U.S. Secretary of the Navy
  • Robert C. Hendrickson (Republican), President of the New Jersey Senate

    • Other candidates

  • Marion Douglas (Socialist)
  • Manuel Cantor (Communist)
  • John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor Party of America)
  • Elmo L. Bateman (Prohibition Party)

    • References

    New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1940 Wikipedia
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