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.
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Edge ran as a decided "wet," or opponent of Prohibition, while Kean was supported by the Anti-Saloon League.[1] Kean also accused Edge of disloyalty to President Calvin Coolidge.[1]
Edge defeated Kean by a large plurality.[1]
Donnelly was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Walter Evans Edge (incumbent) | 608,020 | 61.84% | |
Democratic | Frederick W. Donnelly | 331,034 | 33.67% | |
Progressive | George L. Record | 37,795 | 3.84% | |
Prohibition | Grafton E. Day | 3,961 | 0.40% | |
Workers | Rudolf Vollgraf | 1,127 | 0.11% | |
Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 1,000 | 0.10% | |
Commonwealth Land | Herman G. Loew | 238 | 0.02% | |
Majority | 276,986 | 28.17% | ||
Turnout | 983,175 | |||
Republican hold |