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The United States Senate election of 1948 in New Jersey was held on November 2, 1948.
Incumbent Republican Senator Albert Hawkes did not seek re-election to a second term. Republican State Treasurer Robert C. Hendrickson defeated Princeton attorney Archibald S. Alexander in a close race.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Harry Harper, Commissioner of Labor and Industry and former Major League Baseball pitcher[1]
- Robert C. Hendrickson, New Jersey Treasurer
Declined
- Albert Hawkes, incumbent Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert C. Hendrickson | 234,113 | 58.14% | |
| Republican | Harry Harper | 168,553 | 41.86% | |
| Total votes | 402,666 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Archibald S. Alexander, attorney and Army Lieutenant Colonel (ret.)
Results
Alexander was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Archibald Alexander | 152,401 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 152,401 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Archibald S. Alexander (Democrat), attorney and Army Lieutenant Colonel (ret.)
- George E. Bopp (Socialist Labor)
- George Breitman (Socialist Workers), activist and editor of The Militant
- Robert C. Hendrickson (Republican), New Jersey Treasurer
- James Imbrie (Progressive)
- Rubye Smith (Socialist)
- George W. Rideout (Prohibition)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert C. Hendrickson | 934,720 | 49.99% | |
| Democratic | Archibald S. Alexander | 884,414 | 47.30% | |
| Progressive | James Imbrie | 22,658 | 1.21% | |
| Socialist | Rubye Smith | 11,450 | 0.61% | |
| Socialist Workers | George Breitman | 8,076 | 0.43% | |
| Prohibition | George W. Rideout | 4,656 | 0.25% | |
| Socialist Labor | George E. Bopp | 3,908 | 0.21% | |
| Majority | 50,306 | 2.69% | ||
| Turnout | 1,869,882 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "The story of Hackensack Harry". March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate- R Primary Race - Apr 20, 1948".
- ^ "1942 Primary Results" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1948" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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