1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election
November 5, 1946
 
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

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

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

Candidates

  • John Binns (Prohibition)
  • George E. Bopp (Socialist Labor)
  • Alfred E. Driscoll, former state senator from Camden County (Republican)
  • Robert L. Gittings (Anti Medical Trust Federation)
  • Lewis G. Hansen, former Jersey City judge and assemblyman (Democratic)
  • Alan Kohlman (Socialist Workers)
  • Lawrence Mahan (Communist)
  • Rubye Smith (Socialist)

Withdrew

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

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1946[3]
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

  1. ^ a b c "Results of the Primary Election Held June 4th, 1946" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1946. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  2. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (June 3, 1946). "TURN-OUT SEEN KEY TO JERSEY PRIMARY; Bid Vote Tomorrow Expected to Favor Driscoll in Race for Republican Nomination". The New York Times. 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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