1930 United States Senate election in New Jersey
The United States Senate elections of 1930 in New Jersey was held on November 4, 1930.
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Walter Evans Edge, the Senator elected in 1924, resigned in 1929 to take office as Governor of New Jersey. Interim appointee David Baird Jr. chose not to seek re-election and Republican Dwight Morrow won a landslide victory to succeed him.
Morrow also won a special election held the same day for the remaining month of Edge's six-year term, defeating Democrat Thelma Parkinson. Morrow would only serve for ten months before his death in October 1931.
Candidates
- Esther Hill Elfreth (National Prohibition)
- Henry Jager (Socialist)
- Dozier Will Graham (Communist)
- Alexander Kudlik (Socialist Labor)
- Dwight Morrow (Republican), U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
- Alexander Simpson (Democrat), State Senator
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight W. Morrow | 601,497 | 58.50% | |
| Democratic | Alexander Simpson | 401,007 | 39.00% | |
| Prohibition | Esther Hill Elfeth | 18,903 | 1.84% | |
| Socialist | Henry Jager | 4,519 | 0.44% | |
| Communist | Dozier W. Graham | 1,627 | 0.16% | |
| Socialist Labor | Alexander Kudlik | 670 | 0.07% | |
| Majority | 200,490 | 19.50% | ||
| Turnout | 1,028,223 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- "1930 Senatorial General Election Results - New Jersey".
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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