1944 United States Senate special election in New Jersey

The United States Senate election of 1944 in New Jersey was held on November 7, 1944.

1944 United States Senate election in New Jersey
November 7, 1944
 
Nominee H. Alexander Smith Elmer H. Wene
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 939,987 910,096
Percentage 50.44% 48.84%
Senator before election

Arthur Walsh
Democratic

 Elected Senator

H. Alexander Smith
Republican

Elections in New Jersey

The election was held to fill the unexpired term of William Warren Barbour, who died in November 1943. H. Alexander Smith, who had been elected in a 1944 special election following the death of William Warren Barbour, was elected to the open seat over Democratic U.S. Representative Elmer H. Wene.

The incumbent Democratic appointee, Arthur Walsh, did not run.

Candidates
  • John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
  • George W. Ridout (Prohibition), Methodist minister
  • Morris Riger (Socialist)
  • H. Alexander Smith (Republican), Princeton attorney and member of the Republican National Committee
  • Elmer H. Wene (Democratic), U.S. Representative from Vineland

General election

Results
1944 U.S. Senate special election in New Jersey[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Howard Alexander Smith 940,051 50.44%
Democratic Elmer H. Wene 910,096 48.84%
Prohibition George W. Ridout 9,873 0.53%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth 1,997 0.11%
Socialist Morris Riger 1,593 0.09%
Majority 29,955 1.60%
Turnout 1,863,610
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References
  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=268245


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