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| Turnout | 69.53%[1] ( 17.79%) | ||||||||||||||||
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The1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1931.Democratic nomineeA. Harry Moore defeatedRepublican nomineeDavid Baird Jr. with 57.82% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | A. Harry Moore | 735,504 | 57.82% | ||
| Republican | David Baird Jr. | 505,451 | 39.74% | ||
| Independent | Edmund R. Halsey | 13,474 | 1.06% | ||
| Prohibition | Owen M. Bruner | 8,101 | 0.64% | ||
| Socialist | Herman F. Niessner | 5,247 | 0.41% | ||
| Communist | John J. Ballam | 1,753 | 0.14% | ||
| Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 1,553 | 0.12% | ||
| Independent | John A. Kelly | 951 | 0.08% | ||
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