1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election

The 1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1931. Democratic nominee A. Harry Moore defeated Republican nominee David Baird Jr. with 57.82% of the vote.

1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election

← 1928 November 3, 1931 1934 →
 
Nominee A. Harry Moore David Baird Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 735,504 505,451
Percentage 57.8% 39.7%

County results
Moore:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Baird:      40–50%      50-60%

Governor before election

Morgan Foster Larson
Republican

Elected Governor

A. Harry Moore
Democratic

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Withdrew

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  • Robert Carey, Jersey City judge and candidate for governor in 1928[1]

General election

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Candidates

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  • John J. Ballam, founder of the Communist Party and trade union organizer (Communist)
  • David Baird Jr., former interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
  • Owen M. Bruner (Prohibition)
  • John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
  • Edmund R. Halsey (independent)
  • John A. Kelly (Taxpayers)
  • A. Harry Moore, former governor (Democratic)
  • Herman F. Niessner (Socialist)

Results

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New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1931[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic A. Harry Moore 735,504 57.82%
Republican David Baird Jr. 505,451 39.74%
Independent Edmund R. Halsey 13,474 1.06%
Prohibition Owen M. Bruner 8,101 0.64%
Socialist Herman F. Niessner 5,247 0.41%
Communist John J. Ballam 1,753 0.14%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth 1,553 0.12%
Independent John A. Kelly 951 0.08%
Majority
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

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  1. ^ "CAREY TO WITHDRAW FROM JERSEY RACE; Ex-Judge Said to Feel Contest Would Hamper Republican Gubernatorial Nominee". The New York Times. March 5, 1931. p. 19. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1931. Retrieved September 3, 2015.