New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1928

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1928

November 6, 1928

Candidate Morgan Foster Larson William L. Dill Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 824,005 671,728 Percentage 54.88% 44.74%

Governor before election A. Harry Moore Democratic Elected Governor Morgan Foster Larson Republican

The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 1928 was a race for Governor of New Jersey held on November 6, 1928. Republican Morgan Foster Larson defeated Democratic nominee William L. Dill with 54.88% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on Tuesday May 15, 1928.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Morgan Foster Larson
• Robert Carey
• J. Henry Harrison

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Morgan Foster Larson	194,513	'
	Republican	Robert Carey	139,660
	Republican	J. Henry Harrison	91,888
Total votes			'	100.00

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William L. Dill	158,655	100.00
Total votes			158,655	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Morgan Foster Larson, Republican
• William L. Dill, Democratic

Other candidates

• Eugene A. Smith, Prohibition Party
• W. K. Tallman, Socialist
• Scott Nearing, Workers
• John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America

Results

New Jersey Gubernatorial Election, 1928[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Morgan Foster Larson	824,005	54.88%
	Democratic	William L. Dill	671,728	44.74%
	Prohibition	Eugene A. Smith	2,151	0.14%
	Socialist	W. K. Tallman	2,041	0.14%
	Independent	Scott Nearing	1,255	0.08%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	220	0.02%
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "Candidates for the Office of Governor – State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1928. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
2. "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1928. Retrieved September 5, 2015.