1938 United States Senate election in New Jersey
Nominee
William Warren Barbour
William H. J. Ely
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
816,667
704,159
Percentage
52.98%
45.68%
U.S. senator before election
John Gerald Milton
Democratic
Elected U.S. senator
W. Warren Barbour
Republican
The United States Senate special election of 1938 in New Jersey was held on November 8, 1938.
The vacancy was created when incumbent Senator A. Harry Moore resigned to become Governor of New Jersey. Interim appointee John Gerald Milton did not run in the election.
Former Republican U.S. Senator William Warren Barbour returned to the Senate after defeating Democrat William H. J. Ely, the state administrator of the Works Progress Administration .
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
William Warren Barbour , former U.S. Senator (1931–37)
C. Dan Coskey, candidate for Senate in 1936
George O. Pullen
Declined [ ]
Joseph Frelinghuysen , former U.S. Senator (1917–23) (endorsed Barbour)[1] [2]
Results [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
William H. J. Ely , administrator of the New Jersey WPA
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
William Warren Barbour (Republican), former U.S. Senator (1931–37)
John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
William H. J. Ely (Democrat), administrator of the New Jersey WPA
Louis H. Kelley (Prohibition)
William Norman (Communist)
John Palangio (Socialist)
Fred Turner (Townsend)
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1938 United States Senate elections
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