1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election
| country = New Jersey
| flag_year = 1896
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1928 New Jersey gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1928
| next_election = 1934 New Jersey gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1934
| election_date = November 3, 1931
| image1 = File:A Harry Moore 1927.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = A. Harry Moore
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 735,504
| percentage1 = 57.8%
| image2 = File:DavidBairdJr.jpg
| nominee2 = David Baird Jr.
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 505,451
| percentage2 = 39.7%
| map_image = 1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 280px
| map_caption = County results
Moore: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Baird: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Morgan Foster Larson
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = A. Harry Moore
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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The 1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1931. Democratic nominee A. Harry Moore defeated Republican nominee David Baird Jr. with 57.82% of the vote.
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- David Baird Jr., former interim U.S. Senator
==Withdrew==
- Robert Carey, Jersey City judge and candidate for governor in 1928{{cite news|title=CAREY TO WITHDRAW FROM JERSEY RACE; Ex-Judge Said to Feel Contest Would Hamper Republican Gubernatorial Nominee|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1931/03/05/archives/carey-to-withdraw-from-jersey-race-exjudge-said-to-feel-contest.html|date=5 Mar 1931|access-date=18 Aug 2021|work=The New York Times|page=19}}
General election
=Candidates=
- John J. Ballam, founder of the Communist Party and trade union organizer (Communist)
- David Baird Jr., former interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
- Owen M. Bruner (Prohibition)
- John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
- Edmund R. Halsey (independent)
- John A. Kelly (Taxpayers)
- A. Harry Moore, former governor (Democratic)
- Herman F. Niessner (Socialist)
=Results=
{{Election box begin | title=New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1931{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1931-general-election.pdf |title=Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey |publisher=Secretary of State of New Jersey |year=1931 |access-date=September 3, 2015}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = A. Harry Moore
| votes = 735,504
| percentage = 57.82%
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = David Baird Jr.
| votes = 505,451
| percentage = 39.74%
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = Edmund R. Halsey
| votes = 13,474
| percentage = 1.06%
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Prohibition Party
| candidate = Owen M. Bruner
| votes = 8,101
| percentage = 0.64%
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = Herman F. Niessner
| votes = 5,247
| percentage = 0.41%
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Communist Party USA
| candidate = John J. Ballam
| votes = 1,753
| percentage = 0.14%
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Socialist Labor Party of America
| candidate = John C. Butterworth
| votes = 1,553
| percentage = 0.12%
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = John A. Kelly
| votes = 951
| percentage = 0.08%
| change =
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{{Election box majority|
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{{Election box gain with party link|
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}{{1931 United States elections|state=collapsed}}