1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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  1944 (special) November 5, 1946 1952  
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Nominee H. Alexander Smith George E. Brunner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote799,808548,458
Percentage58.50%40.12%

1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county.svg
County results
Smith:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80–90%
Brunner:      50–60%     60–70%

Senator before election

H. Alexander Smith
Republican

Elected Senator

H. Alexander Smith
Republican

The United States Senate election of 1946 in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1946.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Senator H. Alexander Smith, who had been elected in a 1944 special election following the death of William Warren Barbour, was re-elected over Democrat George Brunner, the Mayor of Camden.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Senator Smith was unopposed for re-nomination.

1946 Republican Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican H. Alexander Smith (incumbent) 369,157 100.0%
Total votes369,157 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George E. Brunner 161,214 100.0%
Total votes161,214 100.0%

General election

Candidates

Results

1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican H. Alexander Smith (incumbent) 799,808 58.50%
Democratic George E. Brunner 548,45840.12%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth7,6750.56%
Socialist Workers George Breitman 4,9760.36%
Socialist Arthur Riley2,2260.16%
Prohibition George W. Ridout1,7110.13%
Anti-Medical Trust FederationFrederick W. Collins1,6760.12%
Independent AmericanMark M. Jones6250.05%
Majority251,35018.38%
Turnout 1,367,155
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Secretary of the State of New Jersey. "Results of the Primary Election Held June 4th, 1946" (PDF). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1946" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1946".