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1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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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
1918 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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1930 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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November 4, 1924
WalterEvansEdge.jpg
Walter Evans Edge
Republican Party (US)
608,020
61.84%
Frederick William Donnelly circa 1920.jpg
Frederick W. Donnelly
Democratic Party (US)
331,034
33.67% 1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county.svg x250px County resultsEdge: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Donnelly: #7996e2 50–60%
Senator
Walter Evans Edge
Republican Party (US)
Walter Evans Edge
Republican Party (US)
The 1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican Senator Walter Evans Edge was re-elected to a second term in office. He would not complete the term, resigning from office in 1929 to be sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to France.
Republican primary
Candidates
Walter Evans Edge, incumbent Senator since 1919The New York Times registration 26 Apr 2022 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/09/25/101614573.html?pageNumber=22 22 25 Sep 1924 SENATOR EDGE'S VICTORY.
Hamilton Fish Kean, Republican National Committeeman and brother of former Senator John Kean
Declined
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr., former U.S. Senator (1917–23) (to run in 1928)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.
Campaign
Edge ran as a decided "wet," or opponent of Prohibition, while Kean was supported by the Anti-Saloon League. Kean also accused Edge of disloyalty to President Calvin Coolidge.
Results
Edge defeated Kean by a large plurality.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Frederick W. Donnelly, Mayor of Trenton
Results
Donnelly was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
General election
Candidates
John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
Grafton E. Day (Prohibition)
Frederick W. Donnelly, Mayor of Trenton (Democrat)
Walter Evans Edge, incumbent United States Senator since 1919 (Republican)
Herman G. Loew (Commonwealth Land)
George L. Record, former Jersey City corporation counsel and perennial candidate (Progressive)
Rudolf Vollgraf (Workers)
Results
1924 United States Senate election in New Jerseyhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=268239 Our Campaigns – NJ US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1924 www.ourcampaigns.com
https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1924&fips=34&f=0&off=3&elect=0&minper=0 1924 Senatorial General Election Results -http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1924election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives April 22, 2020
Republican Party (US)
Walter Evans Edge (incumbent)
608,020
61.84%
Democratic Party (US)
Frederick W. Donnelly
331,034
33.67%
Progressive Party (United States, 1924–1927)
George L. Record
37,795
3.84%
Prohibition Party (US)
Grafton E. Day
3,961
0.40%
Workers Party of America
Rudolf Vollgraf
1,127
0.11%
Socialist Labor Party of America
John C. Butterworth
1,000
0.10%
Commonwealth Land Party (United States)
Herman G. Loew
238
0.02%
276,986
28.17%
983,175
Republican Party (US)
See also
1924 United States Senate elections
References
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