1934 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1934 New Jersey gubernatorial election

←  1931 November 6, 1934 1937  →
Turnout	71.07% [1] ( 1.54%)
Nominee Harold G. Hoffman William L. Dill Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 686,530 674,096 Percentage 49.9% 49.0%
County results Hoffman:      50–60%     60–70% Dill:      50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election A. Harry Moore Democratic Elected Governor Harold G. Hoffman Republican

The 1934 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Harold G. Hoffman narrowly defeated Democratic nominee William L. Dill with 49.90% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert Carey, ^[2] reformist Jersey City judge and candidate for governor in 1928 and 1931
• Harold G. Hoffman, former U.S. Representative from South Amboy ^[2]
• Emerson Lewis Richards, state senator from Atlantic County since 1923 ^[2]
• Joseph G. Wolber, State Senator ^[3] from Essex County since 1927 ^[2]

Results

1934 Republican gubernatorial primary ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold G. Hoffman	253,728	53.36%
	Republican	Robert Carey	90,979	19.13%
	Republican	Joseph G. Wolber	75,850	15.95%
	Republican	Emerson Lewis Richards	53,978	11.35%
Total votes			475,543	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• William L. Dill, nominee for governor in 1928 ^[2]
• Theron McCampbell, Assemblyman from Holmdel ^{[5] [2]}

Results

1934 Democratic gubernatorial primary ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William L. Dill	253,495	88.04%
	Democratic	Theron McCampbell	34,431	11.96%
Total votes			287,926	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• George E. Bopp, Socialist Labor
• Morris M. Brown, Communist
• William L. Dill, Democratic
• Cornell J. Grossman, Independent
• Harold G. Hoffman, Republican
• Charles H. Ingersoll, Independent
• Leslie E. Molineaux, Prohibition
• Herman F. Niessner, Socialist

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1934 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Harold G. Hoffman	686,530	49.90%
	Democratic	William L. Dill	674,096	49.00%
	Socialist	Herman F. Niessner	8,787	0.64%
	Communist	Morris M. Brown	2,874	0.21%
	Prohibition	Leslie E. Molineaux	1,508	0.11%
	Socialist Labor	George E. Bopp	1,064	0.08%
	Independent	Charles Henry Ingersoll	528	0.04%
	Independent	Cornell J. Grossman	431	0.03%
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "General Election Data - 1924 to 2022" (PDF). NJ.gov.
2. "A list of candidates for the offices of United States senator, members of the House of Representatives and Governor who have filed petitions in the office of the Secretary of State for nomination at the primary election to be held May 15, 1934" (PDF). State of New Jersey.
3. "REALTY TAX RELIEF HELD A 'NECESSITY'; State Senator Wolber of New Jersey Urges Taxpayers to Unite on Plans. NEW LEVIES CONSIDERED Real Property Is Shown to Bear 86 Per Cent of the State's Revenue Burden". The New York Times . September 4, 1932. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
4. "Hoffman Vote Exceeds Total of Opponents" . The Manasquan Coast Star. May 25, 1934. p. 1.
5. "McCampbell Decides The Senate Needs Him". The New York Times . December 24, 1937. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
6. "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1934. Retrieved September 2, 2015.