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1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey

← 1944 (special) November 5, 1946 1952 →
 
Nominee H. Alexander Smith George E. Brunner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 799,808 548,458
Percentage 58.50% 40.12%

County Results
Smith:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%
Brunner:      50–60%      60–70%

Senator before election

H. Alexander Smith
Republican

Elected Senator

H. Alexander Smith
Republican

The United States Senate election of 1946 in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1946.

Incumbent Republican Senator H. Alexander Smith, who had been elected in a 1944 special election following the death of William Warren Barbour, was re-elected over Democrat George Brunner, the Mayor of Camden.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Senator Smith was unopposed for re-nomination.

1946 Republican Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Alexander Smith (incumbent) 369,157 100.0%
Total votes 369,157 100.0%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Brunner 161,214 100.0%
Total votes 161,214 100.0%

General election

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Candidates

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  • 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

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1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Alexander Smith (incumbent) 799,808 58.50%
Democratic George E. Brunner 548,458 40.12%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth 7,675 0.56%
Socialist Workers George Breitman 4,976 0.36%
Socialist Arthur Riley 2,226 0.16%
Prohibition 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%
Majority 251,350 18.38%
Turnout 1,367,155
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Secretary of the State of New Jersey. "Results of the Primary Election Held June 4th, 1946" (PDF). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1946" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1946".