The 1931 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1931. Democratic nominee A. Harry Moore defeated Republican nominee David Baird Jr. with 57.82% of the vote.
Republican primary Candidates David Baird Jr., former interim U.S. Senator
Withdrew Robert Carey, Jersey City judge and candidate for governor in 1928
General election Candidates John J. Ballam, founder of the Communist Party and trade union organizer (Communist) David Baird Jr., former interim U.S. Senator (Republican) Owen M. Bruner (Prohibition) John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) Edmund R. Halsey (independent) John A. Kelly (Taxpayers) A. Harry Moore, former governor (Democratic) Herman F. Niessner (Socialist)
Results
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