1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey

none March 2026 September 2023 1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey New Jersey 1896 presidential no 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 ( 16pp) 1944 United States Senate special election in New Jersey 1944 (special) 1952 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1952 November 5, 1946 File:Howardalexandersmith.jpg 150x150px H. Alexander Smith Republican Party (United States) 799,808 58.50% File:3x4.svg George E. Brunner Democratic Party (United States) 548,458 40.12% 1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county.svg 280px County resultsSmith: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Brunner: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Senator H. Alexander Smith Republican Party (United States) H. Alexander Smith Republican Party (United States) The 1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1946. Republican incumbent H. Alexander Smith, who had been elected in a 1944 special election to complete the unexpired term of the late William Warren Barbour, was re-elected over Democrat George Brunner, the mayor of Camden. As of , this is the most recent time New Jersey held multiple elections for statewide office on the same day; Alfred E. Driscoll was elected governor in a simultaneous election. Republican primary Candidates H. Alexander Smith, incumbent Senator since 1944 Results Senator Smith was unopposed for re-nomination. 1946 Republican Senate primaryhttps://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1946-primary-election.pdf Results of the Primary Election Held June 4th, 1946 Secretary of the State of New Jersey 18 Aug 2021 H. Alexander Smith (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 369,157 100.0% 369,157 100.0% Democratic primary Candidates George E. Brunner, Mayor of Camden Results 1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primary George E. Brunner Democratic Party (US) 161,214 100.0% 161,214 100.0% General election Candidates George Breitman (Socialist Workers), activist and editor of The Militant George E. Brunner (Democrat), Mayor of Camden John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) Frederick W. Collins (Anti Medical Trust Federation) Mark M. Jones (Independent American) George W. Ridout (Prohibition) Arthur Riley (Socialist) H. Alexander Smith (Republican), incumbent Senator since 1944 Results 1946 United States Senate election in New Jerseyhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1946election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1946 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives April 22, 2020https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=268245 Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1946 Republican Party (US) H. Alexander Smith (incumbent) 799,808 58.50% Democratic Party (US) George E. Brunner 548,458 40.12% Socialist Labor Party of America John C. Butterworth 7,675 0.56% Socialist Workers Party (US) George Breitman 4,976 0.36% Socialist Party (US) Arthur Riley 2,226 0.16% Prohibition Party (US) George W. Ridout 1,711 0.13% Anti-Medical Trust Federation Frederick W. Collins 1,676 0.12% Independent American Mark M. Jones 625 0.05% 251,350 18.38% 1,367,155 Republican Party (US) See also 1946 United States Senate elections References New Jersey 1946 Category:1946 New Jersey elections