1938 United States Senate special election in New Jersey

none March 2026 September 2023 1938 United States Senate election in New Jersey New Jersey 1896 presidential no 74%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) 1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1934 1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1940 November 8, 1938 150x150px William Warren Barbour.jpg William Warren Barbour Republican Party (US) 816,667 52.98% 3x4.svg William H. J. Ely Democratic Party (US) 704,159 45.68% 280px 1938 United States Senate special election in New Jersey results map by county.svg County results Barbour: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Ely: #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80% U.S. senator John Gerald Milton Democratic Party (US) W. Warren Barbour Republican Party (US) The United States Senate special election of 1938 in New Jersey was held on November 8, 1938. The vacancy was created when incumbent Senator A. Harry Moore resigned to become Governor of New Jersey. Interim appointee John Gerald Milton did not run in the election. Former Republican U.S. Senator William Warren Barbour returned to the Senate after defeating Democrat William H. J. Ely, the state administrator of the Works Progress Administration. Democratic primary Candidates William H. J. Ely, administrator of the New Jersey WPA and former State Senator from Bergen County Results 1938 Democratic U.S. Senate special primary William H. J. Ely Democratic Party (US) 286,625 100.0% 286,625 100.0% Republican primary Candidates William Warren Barbour, former U.S. Senator (1931–37) C. Dan Coskey, candidate for Senate in 1936 George O. Pullen, supporter of Francis TownsendBarbour Far Ahead in Senate Primary 21 Sep 1938 11 The Camden Morning Post https://www.newspapers.com/image/446287593/ subscription 11 July 2022 Declined Joseph Frelinghuysen, former U.S. Senator (1917–23) (endorsed Barbour)Frelinghuysen Race Hinted http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1938/06/08/96830414.html?pageNumber=2 13 April 2016 The New York Times June 8, 1938Frelinghuysen Declines to Run http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1938/06/17/98151481.html?pageNumber=19 13 April 2016 The New York Times June 17, 1938 Results 1938 Republican Senate special primaryhttps://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1938-primary-election.pdf Results of the Primary Election Held September 20, 1938 Secretary of the State of New Jersey 18 Aug 2021 William Warren Barbour Republican Party (US) 309,967 89.83% George O. Pullen Republican Party (US) 21,645 6.27% C. Dan Coskey Republican Party (US) 13,444 3.90% 345,056 100.00% General election Candidates William Warren Barbour (Republican), former U.S. Senator (1931–37) John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) William H. J. Ely (Democrat), administrator of the New Jersey WPA Louis H. Kelley (Prohibition) William Norman (Communist) John Palangio (Socialist) Fred Turner (Townsend) Results 1938 United States Senate special election in New Jerseyhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1938election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives April 23, 2020https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267928 Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 08, 1938 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (US) William Warren Barbour 816,667 52.98% Democratic Party (US) William H. J. Ely 704,159 45.68% Prohibition Party (US) Louis H. Kelley 8,201 0.53% Socialist Party USA John Palangio 3,671 0.24% Townsend Pension-Labor Fred Turner 3,521 0.23% Communist Party USA William Norman 3,515 0.23% Socialist Labor Party of America John C. Butterworth 1,873 0.12% 112,508 7.30% 1,541,607 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) See also 1938 United States Senate elections References New Jersey 1938 New Jersey 1938 1938 Special New Jersey Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1938