1937 New Jersey gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1937 New Jersey gubernatorial election New Jersey 1896 Presidential no 1934 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1934 1940 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1940 November 2, 1937 70.20%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 0.87%) File:Senator A. Harry Moore (cropped).jpg 150x150px A. Harry Moore Democratic Party (United States) 746,033 50.84% 3x4.svg Lester H. Clee Republican Party (United States) 700,767 47.75% 1937 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsMoore: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Clee: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Harold G. Hoffman Republican Party (United States) A. Harry Moore Democratic Party (United States) The 1937 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1937. Democratic nominee A. Harry Moore defeated Republican nominee Lester H. Clee with 50.84% of the vote. Primary elections were held on September 21, 1937.1937 Results of the Primary Election Held September 21, 1937 https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1937-primary-election.pdf June 12, 2025 Secretary of State of New Jersey Clee defeated Clifford Ross Powell of Burlington County, who had the support of incumbent governor Harold G. Hoffman, for the Republican nomination. Moore was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Republican primary Candidates Lester H. Clee, state senator from Essex County and former Speaker of the Assembly Clifford Ross Powell, state senator from Burlington County and former Senate President (1934–35) Campaign Powell ran with the support of incumbent Harold G. Hoffman, while Clee ran as the representative of the "clean government" movement in Essex County. Results Republican Party primary results Lester H. Clee Republican Party (United States) 249,102 57.20 Clifford Ross Powell Republican Party (United States) 186,386 42.80 435,488 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates A. Harry Moore, United States Senator and former Governor Withdrew Elmer H. Wene, U.S. representative from Vineland (withdrew July 15, 1937)NEW JERSEY STATESMEN https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1937/07/16/101012886.html 2025-06-10 The New York Times en 0362-4331POWELL TO OPPOSE DR. GLEE IN JERSEY; Hoffman Endorses Burlington Man for Primary Fight With Essex Senator WENE BOOM IS COLLAPSING Moore Says Representative Will Quit Governorship Race for Democratic Nomination https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1937/07/16/101012928.html 2025-06-10 The New York Times en 0362-4331SMATHERS PICKS BARKLEY TO WIN; Jersey Senator Also Thinks Court Bill Will Finally Be Put Through; TELLS 'FRESHMEN' AIMS; New Members to Stand United and 'Fighting' Against Sidetracking of Judiciary Plan https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1937/07/18/429450211.html 2025-06-10 The New York Times en 0362-4331 Campaign On July 11, freshman South Jersey representative Elmer H. Wene joined the race as a challenger to Moore. Wene was an avid supporter of the New Deal and proposed to campaign "strictly on Roosevelt policies". Wene was supported by Moore's Senate colleague William H. Smathers, a fellow South Jerseyan and Roosevelt supporter, and Atlantic City boss Charles Lafferty.ROOSEVELT TEST LOOMS IN JERSEY; Wene, New Dealer, Announces He Will Oppose Moore for Gubernatorial Nomination https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1937/07/12/94399228.html 2025-06-10 The New York Times en 0362-4331 The primary was positioned as a referendum on the Roosevelt administration; although Moore and party boss Frank Hague, Moore's political patron and ally, were publicly silent on the New Deal, Hague was widely understood to oppose Roosevelt. However, Wene withdrew his candidacy within days of the announcement, after Smathers withdrew his support in favor of Moore and Lafferty announced his neutrality. Results Democratic primary results A. Harry Moore Democratic Party (United States) 295,546 100.00 295,546 100.00 Aftermath In 1949, Wene gained support from Hague and Moore for governor, but lost the election to Republican incumbent Alfred E. Driscoll. General election Candidates John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) Frank Chandler (Communist) Lester H. Clee, State Senator from Essex County and former Speaker of the Assembly (Republican) Dinshah P. Ghadiali, proponent of chromotherapy (Independent) Henry Jager, former New York state assemblyman (Socialist) John T. Kurzowski (Independent) A. Harry Moore, United States Senator and former Governor (Democratic) James F. Murray Sr. (Anti-Hague Independent Labor)"Murray Was Consistent Foe of Hague." Jersey Journal. 30 September 1952. Eugene A. Smith (Prohibition) Results New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1937http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1937-general-election.pdf Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey Secretary of State of New Jersey 1937 September 1, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) A. Harry Moore 746,033 50.84% Republican Party (United States) Lester H. Clee 700,767 47.75% Independent politician James F. Murray, Sr. 9,532 0.65% Prohibition Party Eugene A. Smith 2,788 0.19% Socialist Party of America Henry Jager 2,575 0.18% Communist Party USA Frank Chandler 2,379 0.16% Independent politician John T. Kurzowski 1,417 0.10% Independent politician Dinshah P. Ghadiali 1,264 0.09% Socialist Labor Party of America John C. Butterworth 759 0.05% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References collapsed 1937 New Jersey Category:1937 New Jersey elections Category:November 1937 in the United States