1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey

The United States Senate elections of 1924 in New Jersey was held on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican Senator Walter Evans Edge was re-elected to a second term in office. He would not complete the term, resigning from office in 1929 to be sworn in as Governor of New Jersey.

1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey

November 4, 1924
 
Nominee Walter Evans Edge Frederick W. Donnelly
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 608,020 331,034
Percentage 61.84% 33.67%

Senator before election

Walter Evans Edge
Republican

Elected Senator

Walter Evans Edge
Republican

Candidates

  • John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
  • Grafton E. Day (Prohibition)
  • Frederick W. Donnelly (Democrat), Mayor of Trenton
  • Walter Evans Edge (Republican), incumbent Senator
  • Herman G. Loew (Commonwealth Land)
  • George L. Record (Progressive), candidate for Senate in 1901 and 1918
  • Rudolf Vollgraf (Workers)

General election

Results

1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey[1] [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter Evans Edge (incumbent) 608,020 61.84%
Democratic Frederick W. Donnelly 331,034 33.67%
Progressive George L. Record 37,795 3.84%
Prohibition Grafton E. Day 3,961 0.40%
Workers Rudolf Vollgraf 1,127 0.11%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth 1,000 0.10%
Commonwealth Land Herman G. Loew 238 0.02%
Majority 276,986 28.17%
Turnout 983,175
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. "1924 Senatorial General Election Results -".
  3. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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