1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey

The 1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican Senator Walter Evans Edge was re-elected to a second term in office. He would not complete the term, resigning from office in 1929 to be sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to France.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Walter Evans Edge, incumbent Senator since 1919
• Hamilton Fish Kean, Republican National Committeeman and brother of former Senator John Kean

Declined

• Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr., former U.S. Senator (1917–23) (to run in 1928)

Campaign

Edge ran as a decided "wet," or opponent of Prohibition, while Kean was supported by the Anti-Saloon League. Kean also accused Edge of disloyalty to President Calvin Coolidge.

Results

Edge defeated Kean by a large plurality.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frederick W. Donnelly, Mayor of Trenton

Results

Donnelly was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

General election

Candidates

• John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
• Grafton E. Day (Prohibition)
• Frederick W. Donnelly, Mayor of Trenton (Democrat)
• Walter Evans Edge, incumbent United States Senator since 1919 (Republican)
• Herman G. Loew (Commonwealth Land)
• George L. Record, former Jersey City corporation counsel and perennial candidate (Progressive)
• Rudolf Vollgraf (Workers)

Results

See also

• 1924 United States Senate elections

References