The United States Senate elections of 1936 in New Jersey was held on November 3, 1936.
Incumbent
Republican
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Political ideology
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William W. Barbour, who was appointed and then elected to succeed
Dwight Morrow
Dwight Whitney Morrow (January 11, 1873October 5, 1931) was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician, best known as the U.S. ambassador who improved U.S.-Mexican relations, mediating the religious conflict in Mexico known as the Cristero ...
, ran for a full term in office but was defeated by State Senator
William H. Smathers
William Howell Smathers (January 7, 1891September 24, 1955) was a Democratic United States Senator from New Jersey, serving from 1937 to 1943.
Biography
Smathers was born on January 7, 1891, on a plantation near Waynesville, North Carolina.
He ...
. Democrats would not win this seat again until 1978.
Republican primary
Candidates
*David J. Allen, Jersey City resident ("Borah-National Union Social Justice")
*
William Warren Barbour, incumbent Senator ("Regular Republican")
*C. Dan Coskey, Jersey City resident and
Townsend Plan advocate
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Theron McCampbell, Assemblyman from
Holmdel and candidate for Governor
in 1934
*
William H. Smathers
William Howell Smathers (January 7, 1891September 24, 1955) was a Democratic United States Senator from New Jersey, serving from 1937 to 1943.
Biography
Smathers was born on January 7, 1891, on a plantation near Waynesville, North Carolina.
He ...
, State Senator for Atlantic County
Results
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
See also
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1936 United States Senate elections
The 1936 United States Senate elections coincided with the reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Great Depression continued and voters backed progressive candidates favoring Roosevelt's New Deal in races across the country. The Dem ...
References
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
1936 New Jersey elections
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