New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1940

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1940

November 5, 1940

Candidate Charles Edison Robert C. Hendrickson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 984,407 920,512 Percentage 51.38% 48.04%

Governor before election A. Harry Moore Democratic Elected Governor Charles Edison Democratic

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.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on Tuesday May 21, 1940.^[1]

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Edison	257,008	100.00
Total votes			257,008	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert C. Hendrickson
• Harold G. Hoffman

Results

Republican Party primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert C. Hendrickson	283,942	53.46
	Republican	Harold G. Hoffman	247,221	46.54
Total votes			'	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Charles Edison, Democratic
• Robert C. Hendrickson, Republican

Other candidates

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

Results

New Jersey Gubernatorial Election, 1940[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles Edison	984,407	51.38%
	Republican	Robert C. Hendrickson	920,512	48.04%
	Socialist	Marion Douglas	7,607	0.40%
	Communist	Manuel Cantor	1,544	0.08%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	1,411	0.07%
	Prohibition	Elmo L. Bateman	584	0.03%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Candidates for the Office of Governor – State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1940. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
2. "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1940. Retrieved August 31, 2015.