1928 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1928 New Jersey gubernatorial election

←  1925 November 6, 1928 1931  →
Turnout	87.32% [1] ( 13.05%)
Nominee Morgan F. Larson William L. Dill Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 824,005 671,728 Percentage 54.9% 44.7%
County results Larson:      50-60%     60–70%     70–80% Dill:      50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election A. Harry Moore Democratic Elected Governor Morgan Foster Larson Republican

The 1928 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election was held on November 6, 1928. Republican nominee Morgan Foster Larson defeated Democratic nominee William L. Dill with 54.88% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on May 15, 1928. ^[2] Dill was unopposed for the Democratic nomination, while Larson defeated three opponents led by reformist judge Robert Carey.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• William L. Dill, Motor Vehicle Commissioner

Results

Democratic Party primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William L. Dill	158,655	100.00
Total votes			158,655	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert Carey, Jersey City judge
• Cornelius Doremus, candidate for governor in 1925
• Morgan Foster Larson, State Senator for Middlesex County from Perth Amboy
• J. Henry Harrison, state senator for Essex County from Caldwell

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Morgan Foster Larson	194,513	38.69%
	Republican	Robert Carey	139,660	27.78%
	Republican	J. Henry Harrison	91,888	18.27%
	Republican	Cornelius Doremus	76,719	15.26%
Total votes			502,780	100.00

Following the election, Carey alleged that many Democrats, at the behest of Jersey City boss Frank Hague, crossed party lines to vote for Larson.

General election

Candidates

• John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
• William L. Dill, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles (Democratic)
• Morgan Foster Larson, state senator for Middlesex County (Republican)
• Scott Nearing, radical activist and former professor of economics at Toledo University (Workers)
• Eugene A. Smith (Prohibition)
• W. K. Tallman (Socialist)

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1928 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Morgan Foster Larson	824,005	54.88%
	Democratic	William L. Dill	671,728	44.74%
	Prohibition	Eugene A. Smith	2,151	0.14%
	Socialist	W. K. Tallman	2,041	0.14%
	Independent	Scott Nearing	1,255	0.08%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	220	0.02%
Majority
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

1. "General Election Data - 1924 to 2022" (PDF). NJ.gov.
2. "Candidates for the Office of Governor – State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1928. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
3. "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1928. Retrieved September 5, 2015.