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1934 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 7 candidates · See every 1934 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1934 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

A. Harry Moore won the 1934 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. A. Harry Moore received 785,971 popular votes (57.9%). The main challenger was Hamilton F. Kean (40.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Moore and Kean

Moore +17.0 pts · won by 231,488 votes
A. Harry MooreDemocraticWINNER57.9%
785,971 votes
Hamilton F. KeanRepublican40.85%
554,483 votes
Will D. MartinSocialist0.72%
9,721 votes
Renecca GrechtCommunist0.21%
2,874 votes
Elwood HollingsworthProhibition0.15%
2,072 votes
John C. ButterworthSocialist Labor0.12%
1,640 votes
William L. DetmeringIndependent0.05%
648 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.