1936 United States Senate election in New Jersey

1936 United States Senate election in New Jersey
	County results; Smathers: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Barbour: 50-60% 60-70%
U.S. senator before election; William Warren Barbour; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; William H. Smathers; Democratic

The United States Senate elections of 1936 in New Jersey was held on November 3, 1936.

Incumbent Republican William W. Barbour, who was appointed and then elected to succeed Dwight Morrow, ran for a full term in office but was defeated by State Senator William H. Smathers. Democrats would not win this seat again until 1978.

Republican primary

David J. Allen, Jersey City resident ("Borah-National Union Social Justice")^[1]
William Warren Barbour, incumbent Senator ("Regular Republican")
C. Dan Coskey, Jersey City resident and Townsend Plan advocate^[2]^[3]

1936 Republican Senate primary^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Warren Barbour (incumbent)	367,021	81.47%
	Republican	David J. Allen	49,335	10.95%
	Republican	C. Dan Coskey	34,131	7.58%
Total votes			450,487	100.00%

1936 Democratic Senate primary^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William H. Smathers	225,322	86.88%
	Democratic	Theron McCampbell	34,042	13.13%
Total votes			259,364	100.00%

1936 United States Senate election in New Jersey^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William H. Smathers	916,414	54.90%
	Republican	William Warren Barbour (incumbent)	740,088	44.34%
	Townsend	Fred Turner	6,651	0.40%
	Socialist	Herman F. Niessner	3,309	0.20%
	Communist	Herbert Coley	1,414	0.08%
	Prohibition	Malcolm G. Thomas	967	0.06%
	Socialist Labor	George E. Bopp	448	0.03%
Majority			176,326	10.56%
Turnout			1,669,291
	Democratic gain from Republican

^ "Letters to the Editor; Supports Allen". The Bayonne Times. May 18, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ "COSKEY FILES FOR SENATE NOMINATION". The Daily Record. April 21, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ "Storm and Strife As Campaign Nears End". The Daily Register. May 14, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2023. Senator Barbour is opposed by C. Dan Coskey and David J. Allen of Jersey City. Mr. Coskey advocates the Townsend pension plan.
^ "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate - R Primary Race - May 19, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate - D Primary Race - May 19, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ "1936 Senatorial General Election Results - New Jersey".
^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1936" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.

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