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1940 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1940 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election?

Elmer Wene won the 1940 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election. Elmer Wene received 60,392 popular votes (52.15%). The main challenger was Walter Sooy Jeffries (47.82%).

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

Wene +4.3 pts · won by 5,010 votes
Elmer WeneDemocraticWINNER52.15%
60,392 votes
Walter Sooy JeffriesRepublican47.82%
55,382 votes
Samuel Sharpprohibition0.03%
35 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.