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| Turnout | 85.52%[1] ( 15.32%) | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Edison: 50–60% 60–70% Hendrickson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1940 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.Democratic nomineeCharles Edison defeatedRepublican nomineeRobert C. Hendrickson with 51.38% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on May 21, 1940.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Charles Edison | 257,008 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 257,008 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert C. Hendrickson | 283,942 | 53.46 | |
| Republican | Harold G. Hoffman | 247,221 | 46.54 | |
| Total votes | 531,163 | 100.00 | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Charles Edison | 984,407 | 51.38% | ||
| Republican | Robert C. Hendrickson | 920,512 | 48.04% | ||
| Socialist | Marion Douglas | 7,607 | 0.40% | ||
| Communist | Manuel Cantor | 1,544 | 0.08% | ||
| Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 1,411 | 0.07% | ||
| Prohibition | Elmo L. Bateman | 584 | 0.03% | ||
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| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
