1938 United States Senate special election in New Jersey

The United States Senate special election of 1938 in New Jersey was held on November 8, 1938.

1938 United States Senate election in New Jersey
November 8, 1938
 
Nominee William Warren Barbour William H. J. Ely
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 816,667 704,159
Percentage 52.98% 45.68%
County results
Milton:      50–60%      70–80%
Barbour:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

John Gerald Milton
Democratic

 Elected U.S. senator

W. Warren Barbour
Republican

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The vacancy was created when incumbent Senator A. Harry Moore resigned to become Governor of New Jersey. Interim appointee John Gerald Milton did not run in the election.

Former Republican U.S. Senator William Warren Barbour returned to the Senate after defeating Democrat William H. J. Ely, the state administrator of the Works Progress Administration.

Republican primary

Candidates
  • William Warren Barbour, former U.S. Senator (1931–37)
  • C. Dan Coskey, candidate for Senate in 1936
  • George O. Pullen

Declined

Results
1938 Republican Senate special primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Warren Barbour 309,967 89.83%
Republican George O. Pullen 21,645 6.27%
Republican C. Dan Coskey 13,444 3.90%
Total votes 345,056 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
1938 Democratic U.S. Senate special primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William H. J. Ely 286,625 100.0%
Total votes 286,625 100.0%

General election

Candidates
  • William Warren Barbour (Republican), former U.S. Senator (1931–37)
  • John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
  • William H. J. Ely (Democrat), administrator of the New Jersey WPA
  • Louis H. Kelley (Prohibition)
  • William Norman (Communist)
  • John Palangio (Socialist)
  • Fred Turner (Townsend)

Results
1938 United States Senate special election in New Jersey[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Warren Barbour 816,667 52.98%
Democratic William H. J. Ely 704,159 45.68%
Prohibition Louis H. Kelley 8,201 0.53%
Socialist John Palangio 3,671 0.24%
Townsend Pension-Labor Fred Turner 3,521 0.23%
Communist William Norman 3,515 0.23%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth 1,873 0.12%
Majority 112,508 7.30%
Turnout 1,541,607
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References
  1. "Frelinghuysen Race Hinted". The New York Times. June 8, 1938. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. "Frelinghuysen Declines to Run". The New York Times. June 17, 1938. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. Secretary of the State of New Jersey. "Results of the Primary Election Held September 20, 1938" (PDF). Retrieved 18 Aug 2021.
  4. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  5. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 08, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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