1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey

1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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

County results Edge:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Donnelly:      50-60%

Senator before election Walter Evans Edge Republican Elected Senator Walter Evans Edge Republican

The 1924 United States Senate election 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 the U.S. Ambassador to France.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Walter Evans Edge, incumbent Senator since 1919 ^[1]
• Hamilton Fish Kean, Republican National Committeeman and brother of former Senator John Kean ^[1]

Declined

• Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr., former U.S. Senator (1917–23) (to run in 1928) ^[2]

Campaign

Edge ran as a decided "wet," or opponent of Prohibition, while Kean was supported by the Anti-Saloon League. ^[1] Kean also accused Edge of disloyalty to President Calvin Coolidge. ^[1]

Results

Edge defeated Kean by a large plurality. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frederick W. Donnelly, Mayor of Trenton

Results

Donnelly was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. ^[1]

General election

Candidates

• John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
• Grafton E. Day (Prohibition)
• Frederick W. Donnelly, Mayor of Trenton (Democrat)
• Walter Evans Edge, incumbent United States Senator since 1919 (Republican)
• Herman G. Loew (Commonwealth Land)
• George L. Record, former Jersey City corporation counsel and perennial candidate (Progressive)
• Rudolf Vollgraf (Workers)

Results

1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Evans Edge (incumbent)	608,020	61.84%
	Democratic	Frederick W. Donnelly	331,034	33.67%
	Progressive Party (United States, 1924)	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

• 1924 United States Senate elections

References

1. "SENATOR EDGE'S VICTORY" . The New York Times . September 25, 1924. p. 22. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
2. "FRELINGHUYSEN OUT OF RACE THIS YEAR: Defeated United States Senator Will Run Again in 1928, It Is Announced" . The New York Times . June 29, 1924. p. 10. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
3. "Our Campaigns – NJ US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. "1924 Senatorial General Election Results -".
5. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.