1920 New Jersey Republican presidential primary

none April 2026 April 2026 1920 Republican Party presidential primaries 1920 New Jersey Republican presidential primaries New Jersey 1916 New Jersey Republican presidential primary 1916 1924 New Jersey Republican presidential primary 1924 April 27, 1920 yes Presidential delegate primary primary Yes 28 Republican National Convention delegates 250px File:Portrait of General Leonard Wood of New Hampshire.jpeg Leonard Wood deaa87 New Hampshire 16 294,917 47.7% File:Hiram Johnson 2 (cropped closein 3x4).jpg Hiram Johnson 668c63 9 California 160,996 26.0% File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg Uncommitted 000000 3 161,787 26.1% yes primary Presidential preference primary (non-binding) Yes No Republican National Convention delegates File:Portrait of General Leonard Wood of New Hampshire.jpeg Leonard Wood deaa87 New Hampshire 52,909 50.2% File:Hiram Johnson 2 (cropped closein 3x4).jpg Hiram Johnson 668c63 California 51,685 49.0% The 1920 New Jersey Republican presidential primary was held on April 27, 1920, in New Jersey as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1920 United States presidential election. Delegates to the 1920 Republican National Convention were elected from each of the state's congressional districts, along with four delegates at-large. The majority of the elected delegates were committed to supporting Leonard Wood, with a large minority supporting Hiram Johnson. In the non-binding presidential preference primary held simultaneously, Wood narrowly defeated Johnson. Background Procedure New Jersey was allocated 28 total delegates to the 1920 Republican National Convention. Four delegates and four alternate delegates were elected at-large, and two delegates were elected from each of the state's twelve congressional districts, along with two alternates.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038097612&seq=524 Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Session Josephine A. Fitzgerald 1921 Trenton, N.J. 51014 Delegates were given the choice of pledging support to a particular candidate or running as uncommitted delegates. The state also held a presidential preference primary, which was non-binding, although two district delegate candidates campaigned on supporting the winner of the statewide primary. Campaign Warren G. Harding withdrew from the New Jersey ballot on April 2. Campaign manager Harry Daugherty cited insufficient funds and the high expense of contesting the state.April 2, 1920 HARDING WITHDRAWS FROM JERSEY PRIMARY; Insufficient Funds to Make Contest Reason Assigned by HisCampaign Manager. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/04/03/96877907.html April 19, 2026 The New York Times 15 en 0362-4331 Wood fielded delegate candidates in all twelve districts, while Johnson only ran candidates in nine districts. Sylvester L. Corrothers and Isaac H. Nuttor ran as unpledged anti-organization delegates at-large to protest the Republicans' exclusion of any Black candidates from their delegate slate.FORCES LINED UP FOR JERSEY PRIMARY; Contest Between Wood and Johnson to be Chief Feature of Election Tuesday. THREE "BIG FOUR" GROUPS No Contest for Democratic Delegates at Large--All Pledged toEdwards--List of Candidates. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/04/25/112656833.html 2026-04-19 The New York Times en 0362-4331 Endorsements Leonard Wood ;Federal executive branch officials John W. Griggs, former U.S. Attorney General and governor of New Jersey (ran for delegate at-large) State executive branch officials Edward C. Stokes, former governor of New Jersey and chair of the New Jersey Republican Party (ran for delegate at-large) U.S. representatives Richard W. Parker, U.S. representative from Newark (ran for district delegate) State legislators William H. Bright, state senator for Cape May County (ran for district delegate) Everett Colby, former state senator for Essex County and Progressive nominee for governor in 1913 (ran for district delegate) Austen Colgate, former state senator for Essex County and candidate for governor in 1916 (ran for district delegate) Edward D. Duffield, businessman and former state assemblyman from Essex County (ran for district delegate) Ogden H. Hammond, former state assemblyman from Somerset County (ran for district delegate) William Nelson Runyon, state senator for Union County and former acting governor (ran for delegate at-large) Local officials Henry Meade Doremus, former mayor of Newark (ran for district delegate) Thomas Lynch Raymond, former mayor of Newark (ran for delegate at-large) Francis F. Patterson Jr., Camden County clerk and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives (ran for district delegate)Uncommitted ;U.S. senators Walter E. Edge, U.S. senator since 1919 and former governor (ran for delegate at-large) Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr., U.S. senator since 1917 (ran for delegate at-large) State legislators Emerson Lewis Richards, former state senator for Atlantic County (ran for district delegate) Local officials Arthur F. Foran, former mayor of Flemington (ran for district delegate) Individuals Walter G. Alexander, Orange physician and candidate for General Assembly in 1912 and 1919 (ran for district delegate) Results 1920 New Jersey Republican presidential preference primary Leonard Wood Republican Party (US) 52,909 50.15% Republican Party (US) Hiram Johnson 51,685 48.99%Republican Party (US) Herbert Hoover 900 0.85%105,494 100.00% Delegate primary results CandidateDelegate candidatesDelegatesAggregate votesStatewideDistrictTotalOftotal(%)TotalOftotal(%)Leonard Wood4241657.14294,91747.66Uncommitted49Includes Edward C. Brennan and William R. Ransom, who ran in the eleventh district on a pledge to support the winner of the non-binding primary election.310.71161,78726.15Hiram Johnson218932.14160,99626.0Warren G. Harding02004360.01Total105328100.0618,782100.00Registered voters, and turnout By district +1920 New Jersey Republican primaryContestDelegatesand popular voteUncommittedWoodJohnsonHardingTotalAt-large2140,480 (33.7%)2188,062 (45.2%)87,525 (21.0%)416,0671st district17,881 (47.7%)18,657 (52.3%)16,5382nd district10,318 (49.7%)210,442 (50.3%)20,7603rd district9,789 (49.1%)210,154 (50.9%)19,9434th district3,108 (22.1%)210,973 (77.9%)14,0815th district212,703 (59.7%)8,585 (40.3%)21,2886th district29,377 (52.9%)8,365 (47.1%)17,7427th district9,951 (44.0%)212,690 (56.0%)22,6418th district19,780 (49.8%)19,855 (50.2%)19,6359th district742 (5.4%)27,289 (52.7%)5,791 (41.9%)13,82210th district210,926 (58.4%)7,793 (41.6%)18,71911th district444 (6.3%)1,935 (27.4%)24,689 (66.3%)7,06812th district4,493 (42.9%)25,549 (53.0%)436 (4.2%)10,478Total3161,787 (26.1%)16294,917 (47.7%)9160,996 (26.0%)436 (0.01%)618,782 By candidate District primary resultsContestPledgeCandidateVotes%At-largeUncommittedJoseph S. Frelinghuysen61,41914.76UncommittedWalter E. Edge60,95514.65WoodEdward C. Stokes51,995 12.50WoodWilliam N. Runyon47,393 11.39WoodThomas L. Raymond45,726 10.99JohnsonMumford L. Ballard43,892 10.55JohnsonThomas R. Layden43,63310.49WoodJohn W. Griggs42,948 10.32UncommittedIsaac H. Nuttor9,644 2.32UncommittedSylvester L. Corrothers8,4622.031st districtWoodFrancis F. Patterson Jr.8,65752.35UncommittedEdward L. Sturgess7,88147.652nd districtWoodWilliam H. Bright5,40926.05WoodWilliam W. Worrell5,03324.24UncommittedEmerson L. Richards4,26720.55UncommittedF. Wallis Armstrong3,33616.07UncommittedJames A. Lightfoot2,71513.083rd districtJohnsonWilliam M. Thompson5,20726.11JohnsonWilliam H. Kline4,94724.81WoodFord Garretson3,93319.72WoodLewis S. Thompson3,79619.03WoodDavid C. Rose2,06010.334th districtUncommittedWilliam P. Howe4,06528.87UncommittedArthur F. Foran3,72326.44UncommittedWalter Firth Jr.3,18522.62WoodOgden H. Hammond3,10822.075th districtWoodJ. Mortimer Townley6,41630.14WoodCharles W. Ennis6,28729.53JohnsonW. Edmen Clum4,30020.20JohnsonAllan Trimble4,28520.136th districtWoodDaniel E. Pomeroy4,69126.44WoodNathan H. Hart4,68626.41JohnsonWilliam H. MacKay4,27424.09JohnsonCharles H. Wagner4,09123.067th districtJohnsonJoseph W. Hardy6,40828.30JohnsonColin R. Wise6,28227.75WoodWilliam V. Watson5,07922.43WoodWilliam I. Lewis4,87221.528th districtJohnsonArthur S. Archibold5,13226.14WoodHenry M. Doremus5,02925.61WoodWilliam H. Marzahl4,75124.20JohnsonWilliam A. Taber4,72324.059th districtWoodAusten Colgate3,72326.94WoodRichard Wayne Parker3,56625.80JohnsonAdrian G. Chamberlain2,89820.97JohnsonThomas W. Smith2,89320.93UncommittedWalter G. Alexander7425.3710th districtWoodEdward D. Duffield4,66624.93WoodWilliam L. Glorieux4,00521.40JohnsonJohn Mitchell3,91720.93JohnsonJoseph Budd3,87620.71WoodEverett Colby2,25512.0511th districtJohnsonWilliam P. Verdon2,38433.73JohnsonPhilip Melcher2,30532.61WoodHarlan Besson99214.04WoodWilliam G. Weller94313.34UncommittedBrennan and Ransom were pledged to support the winner of the preference primary, which was ultimately Wood. primarywinnerEdward C. Brennan2633.72UncommittedprimarywinnerWilliam R. Ransom1812.5612th districtJohnsonRichard Doherty2,81226.84JohnsonThomas S. Vieron2,73726.12WoodRobert Carey2,24721.44WoodHoward R. Cruse2,24621.44HardingGeorge C. Warren Jr.2512.40HardingCharles Lee Meyers1851.77 References New Jersey Category:1920 New Jersey elections 1920 Category:Long stubs with short prose