1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey

none March 2026 September 2023 1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey New Jersey 1896 presidential no 84%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov 1922 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1922 1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1934 November 6, 1928 File:Hamiltonkean.jpg Hamilton Fish Kean Republican Party (United States) 841,752 57.87% File:Edward Irving Edwards.jpg 150x150px Edward I. Edwards Democratic Party (United States) 608,623 41.84% 280px 1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county (2).svg County results Kean: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Edwards: #6674de 60–70% Senator Edward I. Edwards Democratic Party (United States) Hamilton Fish Kean Republican Party (United States) The United States Senate election of 1928 in New Jersey was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward I. Edwards ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Hamilton Fish Kean in a landslide. This was the third of four straight elections to this seat in which the incumbents were defeated. Democratic primary Candidates Edward I. Edwards, incumbent Senator since 1923 Results Senator Edwards was unopposed for the re-nomination. 1928 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Edward I. Edwards (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 153,528 100.0% 153,528 100.0% Republican primary Candidates Lillian Feickert, suffragette, former vice-chair of the New Jersey Republican Party, and prohibition activisthttps://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1928-primary-election.pdf Results of the Primary Election May 15th, 1928 Secretary of the State of New Jersey 18 Aug 2021 Joseph Frelinghuysen, former U.S. Senator (1917–23) Edward W. Gray, former U.S. Representative from Jersey City (1915–19) Hamilton Fish Kean, member of the Republican National Committee and candidate for Senate in 1924 Edward C. Stokes, former Governor of New Jersey (1905–08) Campaign In June 1924, former Senator Joseph Frelinghuysen declined to run for the U.S. Senate and announced his intention to run in this election instead.The New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/06/29/101603886.html?pageNumber=10 29 Jun 1924 10 FRELINGHUYSEN OUT OF RACE THIS YEAR: Defeated United States Senator Will Run Again in 1928, It Is Announced. In June 1927, party chair and former Governor Edward C. Stokes entered the race after failing to convince Frelinghuysen and Hamilton Fish Kean to step aside for a compromise candidate. Frelinghuysen derided Stokes for having no particular candidate in mind.The New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1927/06/22/96657054.html?pageNumber=30 30 22 Jun 1927 FRELINGHUYSEN HITS STOKES PEACE PLAN Kean formally announced his entry into the race on January 19, claiming that President Calvin Coolidge had advised him to run.The New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/01/20/91461127.html?pageNumber=2 2 20 Jan 1928 KEAN ENTERS RACE FOR JERSEY SENATE Lillian Feickert and Edward W. Gray ran peripheral campaigns focused on the issue of prohibition; Feickert supported prohibition and Gray was opposed. Feickert ran as the sole "dry" candidate.The New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/04/15/95569004.html?pageNumber=140 WOMAN IN RACE FOR U.S. SENATE 140 15 Apr 1928 Endorsements Joseph Frelinghuysen Clarence Case, New Jersey Senator for Somerset County Somerset County Republican Party Hamilton Fish Kean Enoch L. Johnson Edward C. Stokes Walter Evans Edge, United States Senator from New JerseyThe New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/06/05/91522340.html?pageNumber=5 5 5 Jun 1928 NEW JERSEY FUNDS LESS THAN $50,000The New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/04/07/95566288.html?pageNumber=4 4 7 Apr 1928 EDGE BACKS STOKES AT TRENTON PARLEY Campaign spending In February, Frelinghuysen claimed that other candidates were spending too freely and risking an investigation by James Reed's Senate committee on campaign spending, which had begun investigations into the elections of William Scott Vare and Frank L. Smith. (Both would ultimately be expelled.) Most observers took this as an attack on Kean.The New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/02/22/109853906.html?pageNumber=3 3 22 Feb 1928 BIG FUNDS SCORED BY FRELINGHUYSEN: Candidate Warns Senate Inquiry Into Primary Expenditures in Jersey Is Possible Kean, Frelinghuysen, and Stokes were all called to testify before the Reed committee in early June. Both Kean and Frelinghuysen testified that they donated the maximum $50,000 to their campaigns and did not accept outside funding; Kean repudiated charges from the committee that he had issued a "blank check." Kean claimed $49,366.30 in spending. Frelinghuysen claimed $48,774.97. Stokes testified that he had raised 16,355, of which he contributed $3,000 personally. He claimed to have spent only $14,609.The New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/06/06/91523367.html?pageNumber=7 7 6 Jun 1928 STOKES LAYS DEFEAT TO RIVALS' SPENDING Results 1928 Republican U.S. Senate primary Hamilton Fish Kean Republican Party (US) 167,029 33.57% Edward C. Stokes Republican Party (US) 142,123 28.56% Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Republican Party (US) 137,440 27.62% Lillian Feickert Republican Party (US) 26,029 5.23% Edward W. Gray Republican Party (US) 24,959 5.02% 497,580 100.0% On election night, the results were too close to call.KEAN HOLDS LEAD BY NARROW MARGIN IN JERSEY PRIMARY The New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/05/16/95576446.html?pageNumber=1 16 May 1928 1 Robert Carey, a reformist Jersey City judge who lost the Republican nomination for Governor to Morgan F. Larson, quickly alleged that many Hudson County Democrats had voted in the Republican primary for Larson and Stokes as part of a deal with Democratic boss Frank Hague. Carey demanded an investigation by the state Attorney General, which Kean and Frelinghuysen seconded. Results by county CountyKean%Stokes%Frelinghuysen%Feickert%Gray%TotalAtlantic22,67270%5,25816%2,6008%9543%9063%32,390Bergen13,10731%5,56613%17,35541%2,5606%3,3498%41,937Burlington5,12527%6,19833%5,08827%1,5688%1,0516%19,030Camden27,09552%9,41618%11,06621%2,6105%1,8734%52,060Cape May4,02155%1,67823%94813%4807%2373%7,364Cumberland1,4689%10,25462%3,31420%1,0636%4173%16,516Essex22,27429%19,92626%26,55934%3,2724%5,8067%77,837Gloucester3,80125%3,10520%7,49549%6584%3582%15,417Hudson9,04919%26,37354%9,80820%1,4153%2,0704%48,715Hunterdon70718%1,27432%1,59940%3018%1073%3,988Mercer1,7538%14,96671%2,96614%9114%6253%21,221Middlesex5,65027%7,44835%5,97228%1,2476%8144%21,131Monmouth8,09143%4,08822%4,54724%1,1626%8815%18,769Morris3,75422%5,50233%7,59145%1,5889%1,0296%16,847Ocean3,04040%1,37218%2,11628%3405%6609%7,528Passaic16,26744%7,80721%9,46126%1,2343%1,8345%36,603Salem1,25825%1,89637%1,25825%58511%1092%5,106Somerset1,09312%1,25713%5,76462%8709%3394%9,323Sussex53621%74729%89234%2379%1847%2,596Union15,40942%6,25317%9,93327%2,6147%2,1416%36,350Warren85920%1,73941%1,10826%3609%1694%4,235 Aftermath The primary left a lasting rift in the state Republican Party. At the party convention weeks later, Stokes denounced "payroll politicians" and unsuccessfully called for a resolution to bar candidates from spending except on specific items, which he claimed would prevent the nomination from being "purchased."REPUBLICANS FAIL TO HEAL JERSEY RIFT The New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/05/30/91519986.html?pageNumber=8 8 30 May 1928 Frelinghuysen also demanded an investigation of Carey's charges against Hague, denouncing "those who pretended to be loyal Republicans but who traded with the Democratic bosses." Frelinghuysen finally endorsed Kean in September, citing his friendship with Herbert Hoover and his support for the "progressive policies" of the Coolidge administration.The New York Times subscription 25 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/09/11/91537957.html?pageNumber=4 4 11 Sep 1928 FRELINGHUYSEN FOR KEAN He ran for Senate again in 1930 but finished a distant third in the primary to Dwight Morrow. General election Candidates Charlotte L. Bohlin (Socialist) Edward I. Edwards (Democrat), incumbent Senator Hamilton Fish Kean (Republican), banker and member of the Republican National Committee Will D. Martin (Prohibition) Frank Sanders (Socialist Labor) Albert Weisbord (Workers) Results 1928 United States Senate election in New Jerseyhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1928election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1928 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives April 22, 2020https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=268244 Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1928 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (US) Hamilton Fish Kean 841,752 57.87% Democratic Party (US) Edward I. Edwards (incumbent) 608,623 41.84% Socialist Party (US) Charlotte L. Bohlin 2,267 0.16% Workers Albert Weisbrod 1,333 0.09% Prohibition Party (US) Will D. Martin 372 0.03% Socialist Labor Party (US) Frank Sanders 280 0.02% 232,129 16.03% 1,454,627 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) See also 1928 United States Senate elections References collapsed New Jersey 1928 Category:1928 New Jersey elections