1937 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1937 New Jersey gubernatorial election

November 2, 1937
Turnout70.20% ( 0.87%)
 
Nominee A. Harry Moore Lester H. Clee
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 746,033 700,767
Percentage 50.8% 47.8%

County results
Moore:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Clee:      40–50%      50-60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Harold G. Hoffman
Republican

Elected Governor

A. Harry Moore
Democratic

The 1937 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1937. Democratic nominee A. Harry Moore defeated Republican nominee Lester H. Clee with 50.84% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on September 21, 1937. Clee defeated Clifford Ross Powell of Burlington County, who had the support of incumbent governor Harold G. Hoffman, for the Republican nomination. Moore was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.