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1940 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election

New Jersey · 6 candidates · See every 1940 U.S. House race

Who won the 1940 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election?

Gordon Canfield won the 1940 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election. Gordon Canfield received 72,197 popular votes (58.61%). The main challenger was Addison P Rosenkrans (41.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Canfield and Rosenkrans

Canfield +17.5 pts · won by 21,575 votes
Gordon CanfieldRepublicanWINNER58.61%
72,197 votes
Addison P RosenkransDemocratic41.1%
50,622 votes
William Sommersfifteen dollar pension0.13%
163 votes
Henry Lunsocialist labor0.11%
134 votes
Donald Feenstraprohibition0.04%
45 votes
Stephen J KnechtleIndependent0.02%
19 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.