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1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election New Jersey 1896 Presidential no 1928 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1928 1934 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1934 November 3, 1931 69.53%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 17.79%) File:A Harry Moore 1927.jpg 150x150px A. Harry Moore Democratic Party (United States) 735,504 57.82% File:DavidBairdJr.jpg David Baird Jr. Republican Party (United States) 505,451 39.74% 1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsMoore: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Baird: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Morgan Foster Larson Republican Party (United States) A. Harry Moore Democratic Party (United States)
The 1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1931. Democratic nominee A. Harry Moore defeated Republican nominee David Baird Jr. with 57.82% of the vote.
Republican primary
Candidates
David Baird Jr., former interim U.S. Senator
Withdrew
Robert Carey, Jersey City judge and candidate for governor in 1928CAREY TO WITHDRAW FROM JERSEY RACE; Ex-Judge Said to Feel Contest Would Hamper Republican Gubernatorial Nominee https://www.nytimes.com/1931/03/05/archives/carey-to-withdraw-from-jersey-race-exjudge-said-to-feel-contest.html 5 Mar 1931 18 Aug 2021 The New York Times 19
General election
Candidates
John J. Ballam, founder of the Communist Party and trade union organizer (Communist)
David Baird Jr., former interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
Owen M. Bruner (Prohibition)
John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
Edmund R. Halsey (independent)
John A. Kelly (Taxpayers)
A. Harry Moore, former governor (Democratic)
Herman F. Niessner (Socialist)
Results
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1931http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1931-general-election.pdf Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey Secretary of State of New Jersey 1931 September 3, 2015
Democratic Party (United States) A. Harry Moore 735,504 57.82%
Republican Party (United States) David Baird Jr. 505,451 39.74%
Independent politician Edmund R. Halsey 13,474 1.06%
Prohibition Party Owen M. Bruner 8,101 0.64%
Socialist Party of America Herman F. Niessner 5,247 0.41%
Communist Party USA John J. Ballam 1,753 0.14%
Socialist Labor Party of America John C. Butterworth 1,553 0.12%
Independent politician John A. Kelly 951 0.08%
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
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