1936 United States Senate election in New Jersey

The United States Senate elections of 1936 in New Jersey was held on November 3, 1936.

1936 United States Senate election in New Jersey

November 3, 1936

Nominee William H. Smathers William Warren Barbour Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 916,414 740,088 Percentage 54.90% 44.34%

County Results Smathers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Barbour:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election William Warren Barbour Republican Elected U.S. Senator William H. Smathers Democratic

Incumbent Republican William W. Barbour, who was appointed and then elected to succeed Dwight Morrow, ran for a full term in office but was defeated by State Senator William H. Smathers.

Republican primary

Candidates

• David J. Allen
• William Warren Barbour, incumbent Senator
• C. Dan Coskey

Results

1936 Republican Senate primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Warren Barbour (incumbent)	367,021	81.47%
	Republican	David J. Allen	49,335	10.95%
	Republican	C. Dan Coskey	34,131	7.58%
Total votes			450,487	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Theron McCampbell, resident of Holmdel
• William H. Smathers, State Senator from Atlantic City

Results

1936 Democratic Senate primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William H. Smathers	225,322	86.88%
	Democratic	Theron McCampbell	34,042	13.13%
Total votes			259,364	100.00%

Third parties and independents

• George E. Bopp (Socialist Labor)
• Herbert Coley (Communist)
• Herman F. Niessner (Socialist)
• Malcolm G. Thomas (National Prohibition)
• Fred Turner (For Townsend Plan)

General election

Results

1936 United States Senate election in New Jersey[3][4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William H. Smathers	916,414	54.90%
	Republican	William Warren Barbour (incumbent)	740,088	44.34%
	Townsend	Fred Turner	6,651	0.40%
	Socialist	Herman F. Niessner	3,309	0.20%
	Communist	Herbert Coley	1,414	0.08%
	Prohibition	Malcolm G. Thomas	967	0.06%
	Socialist Labor	George E. Bopp	448	0.03%
Majority			176,326	10.56%
Turnout			1,669,291
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1936 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate - R Primary Race - May 19, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate - D Primary Race - May 19, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.
3. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. "1936 Senatorial General Election Results - New Jersey".
5. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1936" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.