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1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election
← 1943 November 5, 1946 1949 →
 
Nominee Alfred E. Driscoll Lewis G. Hansen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 807,378 585,960
Percentage 57.08% 41.42%
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

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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.

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

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

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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

Results

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Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lewis G. Hansen 162,845 100.00
Total votes 162,845 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alfred E. Driscoll 281,715 57.96
Republican Harold G. Hoffman 204,306 42.04
Total votes 486,021 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

  • Alfred E. Driscoll, Republican
  • Lewis G. Hansen, Democratic

Other candidates

  • Alan Kohlman, Socialist Workers Party
  • Lawrence Mahan, Communist Party USA
  • Rubye Smith, Socialist Party of America
  • Robert L. Gittings, Anti Medical Trust Federation
  • George E. Bopp, Socialist Labor Party of America
  • John Binns, Prohibition Party

Results

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New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1946[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Alfred E. Driscoll 807,378 57.08% Increase 1.88
Democratic Lewis G. Hansen 585,960 41.42% Decrease 2.66
Socialist Workers Alan Kohlman 9,823 0.69% N/A
Communist Lawrence Mahan 4,031 0.29% N/A
Socialist Rubye Smith 2,326 0.16% Increase 0.02
Independent Robert L. Gittings 2,108 0.15% N/A
Socialist Labor George E. Bopp 1,476 0.10% Decrease 0.30
Prohibition John Binns 1,425 0.10% Decrease 0.08
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Candidates for the Office of Governor - State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1946. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "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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