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1938 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1938 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election?

David Powers won the 1938 New Jersey U.S. House District 4 Election. David Powers received 62,123 popular votes (61.33%). The main challenger was Hughes (38.42%).

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Powers +22.9 pts · won by 23,202 votes
David PowersRepublicanWINNER61.33%
62,123 votes
HughesDemocratic38.42%
38,921 votes
William C Kauffmansocialist0.14%
139 votes
Samuel E Golderprohibition0.11%
111 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.