1944 United States Senate special election in New Jersey

none March 2026 September 2023 1944 United States Senate special election in New Jersey New Jersey 1896 presidential no 83%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 3pp) 1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1940 1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1946 November 7, 1944 150x150px Howardalexandersmith.jpg H. Alexander Smith Republican Party (US) 939,987 50.44% Elmer Wene 3-11-37 LCCN2016871410 (cropped).jpg Elmer H. Wene Democratic Party (US) 910,096 48.84% 280px 1944 United States Senate special election in New Jersey results map by county.svg County results Smith: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Wene: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Senator Arthur Walsh Democratic Party (US) H. Alexander Smith Republican Party (US) The 1944 United States Senate special election in New Jersey was held on November 7, 1944. The election was held to fill the unexpired term of W. Warren Barbour, who died in November 1943. H. Alexander Smith was elected to the open seat over Democratic U.S. Representative Elmer H. Wene. The incumbent Democratic appointee, Arthur Walsh, did not run. Background Incumbent Senator W. Warren Barbour was elected in 1940 to a six-year term set to expire in 1947. He died on November 22, 1943, of a cerebral hemorrhage. On November 26, Governor of New Jersey Charles Edison appointed Arthur Walsh to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected.Edison Appoints Arthur Walsh To Succeed Barbour as Senator The New York Times 27 Nov 1943 1 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1943/11/27/85137223.html subscription 22 Sep 2023 A special election to complete the remainder of Barbour's unexpired term was scheduled for November 7, 1944, concurrent with the general election for presidential electors and U.S. House of Representatives. Democratic primary Candidates Elmer H. Wene, U.S. Representative from Vineland Declined Arthur Walsh, interim Senator Results 1944 Democratic U.S. Senate special primary Elmer H. Wene Democratic Party (US) 151,126 100.0% 151,126 100.0% Republican primary Candidates H. Alexander Smith, Princeton attorney and member of the Republican National Committee Andrew O. Wittreich, Tenafly resident Withdrew Guy Gabrielson, former Speaker of the General Assembly and assemblyman from East OrangeWildstein David 2018-12-27 Three New Jersey insiders you've probably never heard of https://newjerseyglobe.com/fr/three-new-jersey-insiders-youve-probably-never-heard-of/ 2025-06-10 New Jersey Globe en-US Campaign Gabrielson withdrew from the race after party leadership coalesced behind Smith. As consolation, Gabrielson was elected to succeed Smith as Republican National Committeeman. In 1949, he was elected chair of the Republican National Committee. Results 1944 Republican Senate special primaryhttps://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1944-primary-election.pdf Results of the Primary Election Held May 16th, 1944 Secretary of the State of New Jersey 18 Aug 2021 H. Alexander Smith Republican Party (US) 187,190 82.55% Andrew O. Wittreich Republican Party (US) 39,576 17.45% 226,766 100.00% General election 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 Endorsements H. A. Smith (R) ;Individuals Russell Davenport, foreign affairs advisor to Wendell Willkie 1944-11-04 DAVENPORT SUPPORTS H.A. SMITH IN JERSEY https://www.nytimes.com/1944/11/04/archives/davenport-supports-ha-smith-in-jersey.html 2025-06-09 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 Elmer Wene (D) ;Individuals Henry W. Jeffers, dairy farmer and former chair of the New Jersey Republican State Committee (Republican) Campaign Smith reported $15,116 (approximately $US-GDP 15116 1944 0 c in US-GDP dollars) in campaign spending, a considerable sum for the time.SMITH SPENT $15,116 IN NEW JERSEY RACE https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/10/31/86733805.html 2025-06-09 The New York Times en 0362-4331 Results Wene conceded defeat on November 9, after overseas military ballots were counted. Wene received a substantial majority of the military ballots, but it was not sufficient to overcome Smith's margin in the statewide vote.1944-11-10 WENE CONCEDES DEFEAT IN JERSEY; Smith's Plurality Is 25,725 for Senate -- Charter Loses by 160,431 -- Wolverton Wins https://www.nytimes.com/1944/11/10/archives/wene-concedes-defeat-in-jersey-smiths-plurality-is-25725-for-senate.html 2025-06-09 The New York Times en-US 0362-43311944 U.S. Senate special election in New Jerseyhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1944election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives April 23, 2020https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267929 Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 07, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Howard Alexander Smith 940,051 50.44% Democratic Party (United States) Elmer H. Wene 910,096 48.84% Prohibition Party (United States) George W. Ridout 9,873 0.53% Socialist Labor Party of America John C. Butterworth 1,997 0.11% Socialist Party USA Morris Riger 1,593 0.09% 29,955 1.60% 1,863,610 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1944 United States Senate elections References New Jersey 1944 New Jersey 1944 1944 Special New Jersey Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1944