1937 United States gubernatorial elections

1937 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1936 November 2, 1937 1938  →
2 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 38 7 Seats after 39 6 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 1 1 Seats won 2 0
Democratic gain     Democratic hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1937, in two states. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years, which it would abandon in 1949. This marks the Democratic Party's largest gubernatorial extent in history and the largest for any party.

Race summary

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey	Harold G. Hoffman	Republican	1934	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain.	Y A. Harry Moore (Democratic) 50.84% Lester H. Clee (Republican) 47.75% James E. Murray (Independent Labor) 0.65% Scattering 0.76% [1]
Virginia	George C. Peery	Democratic	1933	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y James Hubert Price (Democratic) 82.78% J. Powell Royall (Republican) 15.78% Donald Burke (Communist) 0.78% James Arthur Edgerton (Prohibition) 0.66% [2]

References

1. "NJ Governor, 1937". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
2. "VA Governor, 1937". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2019.