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Elections in New Jersey |
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The United States Senate election of 1942 in New Jersey was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Senator William Smathers ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Republican businessman Albert Hawkes.
As of 2023, this is the last time an incumbent U.S. Senator from New Jersey lost re-election, although in 2002 incumbent Senator Robert Torricelli dropped out in late September while trailing in the polls. [1]
Senator Smathers was unopposed for re-nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Smathers (incumbent) | 170,621 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 170,621 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert W. Hawkes | 130,885 | 43.97% | |
Republican | Gill Robb Wilson | 127,390 | 42.80% | |
Republican | Joseph A. Bower | 16,097 | 5.41% | |
Republican | George Biehl | 11,588 | 3.89% | |
Republican | George O. Pullen | 6,311 | 2.12% | |
Republican | Franklin W. Kielb | 5,384 | 1.81% | |
Total votes | 297,655 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert W. Hawkes | 648,855 | 53.09% | |
Democratic | William H. Smathers (incumbent) | 559,851 | 45.81% | |
Socialist | William L. Becker | 6,775 | 0.55% | |
Independent Progressive | Lorenzo Harris | 3,224 | 0.26% | |
Prohibition | Elmo L. Bateman | 1,438 | 0.12% | |
Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 1,310 | 0.11% | |
Socialist Workers | George Breitman | 679 | 0.06% | |
Majority | 89,004 | 7.28% | ||
Turnout | 1,222,132 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
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