1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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←  1940 November 2, 1943 1946  →
Turnout54.99% [1] (Decrease2.svg 30.53%)
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Nominee Walter Evans Edge Vincent J. Murphy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote634,364506,604
Percentage55.2%44.1%
1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Edge:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Murphy:      50–60%     70–80%
Governor before election

Charles Edison
Democratic

Elected Governor

Walter Evans Edge
Republican

The 1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1943. Republican nominee Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee Vincent J. Murphy with 55.20% of the vote.

Contents

Primary elections were held on September 21, 1943. [2] Both Edge and Murphy were unopposed for their respective party nominations.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Walter Evans Edge 227,253 100.00
Total votes227,253 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vincent J. Murphy 170,385 100.00
Total votes170,385 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1943 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Walter Evans Edge 634,364 55.20%
Democratic Vincent J. Murphy 506,60444.08%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth4,5870.40%
Prohibition John Binns2,0740.18%
Socialist Roy V. H. Wilkinson1,5630.14%
Majority
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References

  1. ↑ "General Election Data - 1924 to 2022" (PDF). NJ.gov.
  2. 1 2 3 "Results of the Primary Election - Held September 21st, 1943" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1943. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1943. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
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