The 1928 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election was held on November 6, 1928. Republican nominee Morgan Foster Larson defeated Democratic nominee William L. Dill with 54.88% of the vote.
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Primary elections were held on May 15, 1928.[1] Dill was unopposed for the Democratic nomination, while Larson defeated three opponents led by reformist judge Robert Carey.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William L. Dill | 158,655 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 158,655 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Robert Carey, Jersey City judge
- Cornelius Doremus, candidate for governor in 1925
- Morgan Foster Larson, State Senator for Middlesex County from Perth Amboy
- J. Henry Harrison, state senator for Essex County from Caldwell
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Morgan Foster Larson | 194,513 | 38.69% | |
| Republican | Robert Carey | 139,660 | 27.78% | |
| Republican | J. Henry Harrison | 91,888 | 18.27% | |
| Republican | Cornelius Doremus | 76,719 | 15.26% | |
| Total votes | 502,780 | 100.00 | ||
Following the election, Carey alleged that many Democrats, at the behest of Jersey City boss Frank Hague, crossed party lines to vote for Larson.
General election
editCandidates
edit- John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
- William L. Dill, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles (Democratic)
- Morgan Foster Larson, state senator for Middlesex County (Republican)
- Scott Nearing, radical activist and former professor of economics at Toledo University (Workers)
- Eugene A. Smith (Prohibition)
- W. K. Tallman (Socialist)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Morgan Foster Larson | 824,005 | 54.88% | ||
| Democratic | William L. Dill | 671,728 | 44.74% | ||
| Prohibition | Eugene A. Smith | 2,151 | 0.14% | ||
| Socialist | W. K. Tallman | 2,041 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | Scott Nearing | 1,255 | 0.08% | ||
| Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 220 | 0.02% | ||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Candidates for the Office of Governor – State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1928. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1928. Retrieved September 5, 2015.