1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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Nominee Alfred E. Driscoll Lewis G. Hansen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote807,378585,960
Percentage57.08%41.42%
1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Driscoll:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Hansen:      50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Walter Evans Edge
Republican

Elected Governor

Alfred E. Driscoll
Republican

The 1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican Alfred E. Driscoll defeated Democratic nominee Lewis G. Hansen with 57.08% of the vote.

Contents

For the last time, the Governor of New Jersey was elected to a three-year term. Afterwards, New Jersey governors would be elected for terms of four years. This is the last time a Republican was elected to succeed another Republican as Governor of New Jersey.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 4, 1946. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Lewis G. Hansen, former judge of the Second District Court of Jersey City, State Assemblyman, and assistant corporation counsel of Jersey City

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lewis G. Hansen 162,845 100.00
Total votes162,845 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alfred E. Driscoll 281,715 57.96
Republican Harold G. Hoffman 204,30642.04
Total votes486,021 100.00

General election

Candidates

Withdrew

  • Charles Edison, former Governor of New Jersey (Independent Democratic) (endorsed Driscoll) [2]

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1946 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Alfred E. Driscoll 807,378 57.08% Increase2.svg 1.88
Democratic Lewis G. Hansen 585,96041.42%Decrease2.svg 2.66
Socialist Workers Alan Kohlman9,8230.69%N/A
Communist Lawrence Mahan4,0310.29%N/A
Socialist Rubye Smith2,3260.16%Increase2.svg 0.02
Independent Robert L. Gittings2,1080.15%N/A
Socialist Labor George E. Bopp1,4760.10%Decrease2.svg 0.30
Prohibition John Binns1,4250.10%Decrease2.svg 0.08
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Results of the Primary Election Held June 4th, 1946" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1946. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "TURN-OUT SEEN KEY TO JERSEY PRIMARY; Bid Vote Tomorrow Expected to Favor Driscoll in Race for Republican Nomination". The New York Times. June 3, 1946. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1946. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
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