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1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election
	County results; Driscoll: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Hansen: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Walter Evans Edge; Republican	Elected Governor ; Alfred E. Driscoll; Republican

The 1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican Alfred E. Driscoll defeated Democratic nominee Lewis G. Hansen with 57.08% of the vote.

For the last time, the Governor of New Jersey was elected to a three-year term. Afterwards, New Jersey governors would be elected for terms of four years. This is the last time a Republican was elected to succeed another Republican as Governor of New Jersey.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 4, 1946.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Lewis G. Hansen, former judge of the Second District Court of Jersey City, State Assemblyman, and assistant corporation counsel of Jersey City

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lewis G. Hansen	162,845	100.00
Total votes			162,845	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Alfred E. Driscoll, former State Senator from Haddonfield
Harold G. Hoffman, former Governor

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alfred E. Driscoll	281,715	57.96
	Republican	Harold G. Hoffman	204,306	42.04
Total votes			486,021	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Alfred E. Driscoll, Republican
Lewis G. Hansen, Democratic

Other candidates

Alan Kohlman, Socialist Workers Party
Lawrence Mahan, Communist Party USA
Rubye Smith, Socialist Party of America
Robert L. Gittings, Anti Medical Trust Federation
George E. Bopp, Socialist Labor Party of America
John Binns, Prohibition Party

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1946^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Alfred E. Driscoll	807,378	57.08%	1.88
	Democratic	Lewis G. Hansen	585,960	41.42%	2.66
	Socialist Workers	Alan Kohlman	9,823	0.69%	N/A
	Communist	Lawrence Mahan	4,031	0.29%	N/A
	Socialist	Rubye Smith	2,326	0.16%	0.02
	Independent	Robert L. Gittings	2,108	0.15%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	George E. Bopp	1,476	0.10%	0.30
	Prohibition	John Binns	1,425	0.10%	0.08
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Candidates for the Office of Governor - State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1946. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1946. Retrieved August 29, 2015.

[state1946-1] "Candidates for the Office of Governor - State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1946. Retrieved August 29, 2015.

[2] "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1946. Retrieved August 29, 2015.

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