1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election New Jersey 1896 Presidential no 1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1943 1949 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1949 November 5, 1946 67%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 12.01%) 150x150px Alfred E. Driscoll (cropped).jpg Alfred E. Driscoll Republican Party (United States) 807,378 57.08% 3x4.svg Lewis G. Hansen Democratic Party (United States) 585,960 41.42% 1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsDriscoll: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Hansen: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Walter Evans Edge Republican Party (United States) Alfred E. Driscoll Republican Party (United States) The 1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican state senator Alfred E. Driscoll defeated Democratic nominee Lewis G. Hansen with approximately 57 percent of the vote. For the last time, the governor of New Jersey was elected to a three-year term. Afterwards, New Jersey governors would be elected for terms of four years. As of 2026, this was the last time a Republican was elected to succeed another Republican as governor of New Jersey. Primary elections were held on June 4, 1946.1946 Results of the Primary Election Held June 4th, 1946 https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1946-primary-election.pdf June 12, 2025 Secretary of State of New Jersey Driscoll defeated former governor Harold G. Hoffman for the Republican nomination, while Hansen was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Former Democratic governor Charles Edison ran as an independent before withdrawing from the race to endorse Driscoll. Republican primary Candidates Alfred E. Driscoll, former state senator for Camden County Harold G. Hoffman, former governor (193538) and U.S. representative Results Republican primary results Alfred E. Driscoll Republican Party (United States) 281,715 57.96 Harold G. Hoffman Republican Party (United States) 204,306 42.04 486,021 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates Lewis G. Hansen, former judge of the Second District Court of Jersey City, State Assemblyman, and assistant corporation counsel of Jersey City Results Democratic Party primary results Lewis G. Hansen Democratic Party (United States) 162,845 100.00 162,845 100.00 General election Candidates John Binns (Prohibition) George E. Bopp (Socialist Labor) Alfred E. Driscoll, former state senator for Camden County (Republican) Robert L. Gittings (Anti Medical Trust Federation) Lewis G. Hansen, former Jersey City judge and assemblyman (Democratic) Alan Kohlman (Socialist Workers) Lawrence Mahan (Communist) Rubye Smith (Socialist) Withdrew Charles Edison, former Governor of New Jersey (Independent Democratic) (endorsed Driscoll)1946-06-03 TURN-OUT SEEN KEY TO JERSEY PRIMARY; Bid Vote Tomorrow Expected to Favor Driscoll in Race for Republican Nomination https://www.nytimes.com/1946/06/03/archives/turnout-seen-key-to-jersey-primary-bid-vote-tomorrow-expected-to.html 2025-06-10 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 Results New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1946http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1946-general-election.pdf Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey Secretary of State of New Jersey 1946 August 29, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Alfred E. Driscoll 807,378 57.08% 1.88 Democratic Party (United States) Lewis G. Hansen 585,960 41.42% 2.66 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Alan Kohlman 9,823 0.69% N/A Communist Party USA Lawrence Mahan 4,031 0.29% N/A Socialist Party of America Rubye Smith 2,326 0.16% 0.02 Independent politician Robert L. Gittings 2,108 0.15% N/A Socialist Labor Party of America George E. Bopp 1,476 0.10% 0.30 Prohibition Party John Binns 1,425 0.10% 0.08 Republican Party (United States) References 1946 New Jersey Gubernatorial Category:November 1946 in the United States