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1938 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election

New Jersey · 6 candidates · See every 1938 U.S. House race

Who won the 1938 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election?

Walter Jeffries won the 1938 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election. Walter Jeffries received 57,090 popular votes (50.6%). The main challenger was Elmer H Wene (49.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Jeffries and Wene

Jeffries +1.5 pts · won by 1,746 votes
Walter JeffriesRepublicanWINNER50.6%
57,090 votes
Elmer H WeneDemocratic49.06%
55,344 votes
Isaac StalbergIndependent0.2%
222 votes
Margaret Moody Vprohibition0.08%
91 votes
Anthon B FerrettiIndependent0.04%
47 votes
Frank B HubinIndependent0.02%
23 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.