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1942 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 7 candidates · See every 1942 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1942 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Albert W. Hawkes won the 1942 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Albert W. Hawkes received 648,855 popular votes (53.09%). The main challenger was William H. Smathers (45.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Hawkes and Smathers

Hawkes +7.3 pts · won by 89,004 votes
Albert W. HawkesRepublicanWINNER53.09%
648,855 votes
William H. SmathersDemocratic45.81%
559,851 votes
William L. BeckerSocialist0.55%
6,775 votes
Lorenzo HarrisIndependent0.26%
3,224 votes
Elmo L. BatemanProhibition0.12%
1,438 votes
John C. ButterworthSocialist Labor0.11%
1,310 votes
George BreitmanSocialist Workers0.06%
679 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.