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TheUnited States Senate special election of 1938 in New Jersey was held on November 8, 1938.
The vacancy was created when incumbent SenatorA. Harry Moore resigned to become Governor of New Jersey. Interim appointeeJohn Gerald Milton did not run in the election.
FormerRepublican U.S. SenatorWilliam Warren Barbour returned to the Senate after defeatingDemocrat William H. J. Ely, the state administrator of theWorks Progress Administration.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William H. J. Ely | 286,625 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 286,625 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Warren Barbour | 309,967 | 89.83% | |
| Republican | George O. Pullen | 21,645 | 6.27% | |
| Republican | C. Dan Coskey | 13,444 | 3.90% | |
| Total votes | 345,056 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Warren Barbour | 816,667 | 52.98% | |
| Democratic | William H. J. Ely | 704,159 | 45.68% | |
| Prohibition | Louis H. Kelley | 8,201 | 0.53% | |
| Socialist | John Palangio | 3,671 | 0.24% | |
| Townsend Pension-Labor | Fred Turner | 3,521 | 0.23% | |
| Communist | William Norman | 3,515 | 0.23% | |
| Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 1,873 | 0.12% | |
| Majority | 112,508 | 7.30% | ||
| Turnout | 1,541,607 | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
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