The United States Senate election of 1942 in New Jersey was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent
Democratic Senator
William Smathers ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Republican businessman
Albert Hawkes.
As of , this is the last time an incumbent U.S. Senator from New Jersey lost re-election, although in 2002 incumbent Senator
Robert Torricelli
Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951), is an American attorney and former politician. A Democrat, Torricelli served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997 and as a United States sen ...
dropped out in late September while trailing in the polls.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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William Smathers, incumbent Senator
Results
Senator Smathers was unopposed for re-nomination.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
*George Biehl
*Joseph A. Bower
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Albert Hawkes, director of the
United States Chamber of Commerce
The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is the largest lobbying group in the United States, representing over three million businesses and organizations. The group was founded in April 1912 out of local chambers of commerce at the urging ...
*Franklin W. Kielb, attorney from North Plainfield
*George O. Pullen, candidate for Senate in 1938 and 1940
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Gill Robb Wilson
Gill Robb Wilson (September 18, 1892 – September 8, 1966) was an American pilot, Presbyterian minister, and military advocate. Wilson was a founder of the Civil Air Patrol.
Early life
Wilson was born in Clarion County, Pennsylvania to the Re ...
, Presbyterian minister and founder of the
Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded mem ...
Results
General election
Candidates
*Elmo L. Bateman (Prohibition)
*William L. Becker (Socialist)
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George Breitman
George Breitman (February 28, 1916 – April 19, 1986) was an American communist political activist and newspaper editor. He is best remembered as a founding member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and as a long-time editor of that organiza ...
(Socialist Workers), activist and editor of ''
The Militant
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''
*John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
*Lorenzo Harris (Progressive Independent)
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Albert W. Hawkes
Albert Wahl Hawkes (November 20, 1878May 9, 1971) was a United States senator from New Jersey.
Studies
He was born in Chicago on November 20, 1878. He attended the public schools and graduated from Chicago College of Law in 1900, gaining admissio ...
(Republican), director of the
United States Chamber of Commerce
The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is the largest lobbying group in the United States, representing over three million businesses and organizations. The group was founded in April 1912 out of local chambers of commerce at the urging ...
*
William H. Smathers
William Howell Smathers (January 7, 1891September 24, 1955) was a Democratic United States Senator from New Jersey, serving from 1937 to 1943.
Biography
Smathers was born on January 7, 1891, on a plantation near Waynesville, North Carolina.
He ...
(Democrat), incumbent Senator since 1937
Results
See also
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1942 United States Senate elections
The 1942 United States Senate elections were held November 3, 1942, midway through Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term as President.
Background
Although this election took place during World War II, the opposition Republican party made major gai ...
References
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
1942 New Jersey elections
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