1942 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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1942 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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  1936 November 3, 1942 1948  
  Albert Wahl Hawkes.jpg William Smathers.jpg
Nominee Albert Hawkes William Smathers
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote648,855559,851
Percentage53.09%45.81%

1942 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county.svg
County results
Hawkes:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Smathers:      50–60%     70–80%

Senator before election

William Smathers
Democratic

Elected Senator

Albert Hawkes
Republican

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.

Contents

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]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Senator Smathers was unopposed for re-nomination.

1942 Democratic Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Smathers (incumbent) 170,621 100.00%
Total votes170,621 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

1942 Republican Senate primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Albert W. Hawkes 130,885 43.97%
Republican Gill Robb Wilson127,39042.80%
Republican Joseph A. Bower16,0975.41%
Republican George Biehl11,5883.89%
Republican George O. Pullen6,3112.12%
Republican Franklin W. Kielb5,3841.81%
Total votes297,655 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1942 United States Senate election in New Jersey [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Albert W. Hawkes 648,855 53.09%
Democratic William H. Smathers (incumbent)559,85145.81%
Socialist William L. Becker6,7750.55%
Independent Progressive Lorenzo Harris3,2240.26%
Prohibition Elmo L. Bateman1,4380.12%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth1,3100.11%
Socialist Workers George Breitman 6790.06%
Majority89,0047.28%
Turnout 1,222,132
Republican gain from Democratic

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References

  1. "N.J. hasn't tossed an incumbent U.S. Senator in a general in 78 years". New Jersey Globe. April 22, 2020.
  2. "1942 Primary Results" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State.
  3. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 15, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.