1940 New Jersey gubernatorial election

← 1937

November 5, 1940

1943 →


Nominee	Charles Edison	Robert C. Hendrickson
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	984,407	920,512
Percentage	51.4%	48.0%

County results
Edison: 50–60% 60–70%
Hendrickson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

Governor before election

A. Harry Moore
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles Edison
Democratic

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The 1940 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Charles Edison defeated Republican nominee Robert C. Hendrickson with 51.38% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 21, 1940.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Charles Edison, former United States Secretary of the Navy

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Edison	257,008	100.00
Total votes			257,008	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Robert C. Hendrickson, State Senator for Gloucester County from Woodbury
Harold G. Hoffman, former Governor

Results

Republican Party primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert C. Hendrickson	283,942	53.46
	Republican	Harold G. Hoffman	247,221	46.54
Total votes			531,163	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Charles Edison, Democratic
Robert C. Hendrickson, Republican

Other candidates

Marion Douglas, Socialist Party of America
Manuel Cantor, Communist Party USA
John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America
Elmo L. Bateman, Prohibition Party

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Edison	984,407	51.38%
	Republican	Robert C. Hendrickson	920,512	48.04%
	Socialist	Marion Douglas	7,607	0.40%
	Communist	Manuel Cantor	1,544	0.08%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	1,411	0.07%
	Prohibition	Elmo L. Bateman	584	0.03%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "Candidates for the Office of Governor – State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1940. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
"Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1940. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

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