1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey

The United States Senate elections of 1924 in New Jersey was held on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican Senator Walter Evans Edge was re-elected to a second term in office. He would not complete the term, resigning from office in 1929 to be sworn in as Governor of New Jersey.

1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey

November 4, 1924

Nominee Walter Evans Edge Frederick W. Donnelly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 608,020 331,034 Percentage 61.84% 33.67%

Senator before election Walter Evans Edge Republican Elected Senator Walter Evans Edge Republican

Candidates

• John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
• Grafton E. Day (Prohibition)
• Frederick W. Donnelly (Democrat), Mayor of Trenton
• Walter Evans Edge (Republican), incumbent Senator
• Herman G. Loew (Commonwealth Land)
• George L. Record (Progressive), candidate for Senate in 1901 and 1918
• Rudolf Vollgraf (Workers)

General election

Results

1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey[1] [2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Evans Edge (incumbent)	608,020	61.84%
	Democratic	Frederick W. Donnelly	331,034	33.67%
	Progressive	George L. Record	37,795	3.84%
	Prohibition	Grafton E. Day	3,961	0.40%
	Workers	Rudolf Vollgraf	1,127	0.11%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	1,000	0.10%
	Commonwealth Land	Herman G. Loew	238	0.02%
Majority			276,986	28.17%
Turnout			983,175
	Republican hold

See also

• 1924 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. "1924 Senatorial General Election Results -".
3. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.