1925 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1925 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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  Arthur Harry Moore circa 1926.png Arthur Whitney (cropped).jpg
Nominee A. Harry Moore Arthur Whitney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 471,549 433,121
Percentage 51.9% 47.6%

1925 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Moore:      50–60%      70–80%
Whitney:      40–50%      50-60%      60–70%

Governor before election

George Sebastian Silzer
Democratic

Elected Governor

A. Harry Moore
Democratic

The 1925 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1925. Democratic nominee A. Harry Moore defeated Republican nominee Arthur Whitney with 51.87% of the vote.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Thomas F. McCran, former New Jersey Attorney General (1919–24) and State Senator for Passaic County
  • Arthur Whitney, State Senator for Morris County

Campaign[]

McCran had the support of Senator Walter Evans Edge and much of the state party establishment. Whitney was supported by the prohibitionist Anti-Saloon League.[1]

Results[]

Whitney won the primary. McCran died in September.[1]

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
  • Leo M. Harkins (Socialist)
  • A. Harry Moore (Democratic)
  • Eugene A. Smith (Prohibition)
  • George Perlman (Workers)
  • Joseph Ferguson (Commonwealth Land)
  • Arthur Whitney, State Senator for Morris County (Republican)

Results[]

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1925[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic A. Harry Moore 471,549 51.87%
Republican Arthur Whitney 433,121 47.64%
Socialist Leo M. Harkins 1,956 0.22% -0.47%
Prohibition Eugene A. Smith 1,198 0.13%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth 594 0.07%
Independent George Perlman 591 0.07%
Independent Joseph Ferguson 153 0.02%
Majority
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ a b "T. F. M'Cran Dies After Campaign". The New York Times. 20 Sep 1925. p. E7. Retrieved 18 Aug 2021.
  2. ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1925. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
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