1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election

← 1940 November 2, 1943 1946 →
 
Nominee Walter Evans Edge Vincent J. Murphy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 634,364 506,604
Percentage 55.2% 44.1%

County results
Edge:      50-60%      60–70%      70–80%
Murphy:      50–60%      70–80%

Governor before election

Charles Edison
Democratic

Elected Governor

Walter Evans Edge
Republican

The 1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1943. Republican nominee Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee Vincent J. Murphy with 55.20% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on September 21, 1943.[1] Both Edge and Murphy were unopposed for their respective party nominations.

  1. ^ "Candidates for the Office of Governor - State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1943. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

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