1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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←  1928 November 3, 1931 1934  →
Turnout69.53% [1] (Decrease2.svg 17.79%)
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Nominee A. Harry Moore David Baird Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote735,504505,451
Percentage57.8%39.7%
1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Moore:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Baird:      40–50%     50-60%
Governor before election

Morgan Foster Larson
Republican

Elected Governor

A. Harry Moore
Democratic

The 1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1931. Democratic nominee A. Harry Moore defeated Republican nominee David Baird Jr. with 57.82% of the vote.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew

  • Robert Carey, Jersey City judge and candidate for governor in 1928 [2]

General election

Candidates

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1931 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic A. Harry Moore 735,504 57.82%
Republican David Baird Jr. 505,45139.74%
Independent Edmund R. Halsey13,4741.06%
Prohibition Owen M. Bruner8,1010.64%
Socialist Herman F. Niessner5,2470.41%
Communist John J. Ballam 1,7530.14%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth1,5530.12%
Independent John A. Kelly9510.08%
Majority
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

  1. ↑ "General Election Data - 1924 to 2022" (PDF). NJ.gov.
  2. ↑ "CAREY TO WITHDRAW FROM JERSEY RACE; Ex-Judge Said to Feel Contest Would Hamper Republican Gubernatorial Nominee". The New York Times . March 5, 1931. p. 19. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1931. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
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