1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey
The United States Senate election of 1946 in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1946.
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County Results Smith: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90% Brunner: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in New Jersey |
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Incumbent Republican Senator H. Alexander Smith, who had been elected in a 1944 special election following the death of William Warren Barbour, was re-elected over Democrat George Brunner, the Mayor of Camden.
Candidates
- George Breitman (Socialist Workers), activist and editor of The Militant
- George E. Brunner (Democrat), Mayor of Camden
- John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
- Frederick W. Collins (Anti Medical Trust Federation)
- Mark M. Jones (Independent American)
- George W. Ridout (Prohibition)
- Arthur Riley (Socialist)
- H. Alexander Smith (Republican), incumbent Senator
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Howard Alexander Smith (incumbent) | 799,808 | 58.50% | |
Democratic | George E. Brunner | 548,458 | 40.12% | |
Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 7,675 | 0.56% | |
Socialist Workers | George Breitman | 4,976 | 0.36% | |
Socialist | Arthur Riley | 2,226 | 0.16% | |
Prohibition | George W. Ridout | 1,711 | 0.13% | |
Anti-Medical Trust Federation | Frederick W. Collins | 1,676 | 0.12% | |
Independent American | Mark M. Jones | 625 | 0.05% | |
Majority | 251,350 | 18.38% | ||
Turnout | 1,367,155 | |||
Republican hold |
See also
References
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1946" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=268245
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