1954 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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The 1954 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 2, 1954. Republican U.S Representative Clifford P. Case defeated Democratic U.S. Representative Charles R. Howell with 48.66% of the vote.
This election was decided by the fewest votes (3,507) and narrowest percentage margin (0.19%) in New Jersey history.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Clifford Case, U.S. Representative from Rahway
Declined
- Robert C. Hendrickson, incumbent Senator since 1949
Results
Case was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
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Clifford Case | 336,514 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 336,514 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Charles R. Howell, U.S. Representative from Pennington
Results
Howell was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
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Charles R. Howell | 230,250 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 230,250 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- George Breitman (Socialist Workers)
- Clifford P. Case, U.S. Representative from Rahway (Republican)
- Kearney(write-in)
- Charles R. Howell, U.S. Representative from Pennington (Democratic)
- Henry B. Krajewski, pig farmer and candidate for President in 1952 and Governor in 1953 (American Third Party)
- Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor)
Campaign
During the campaign, Case openly criticized Senator
Richard M. Nixon.[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clifford P. Case | 861,528 | 48.66% |  1.33
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| Democratic | Charles R. Howell | 858,158 | 48.47% |  1.17
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| Independent | Henry B. Krajewski | 35,421 | 2.00% | N/A | |
| Independent | Fred A. Hartley, Jr. (write-in)
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7,025 | 0.40% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 4,832 | 0.27% | 0.06
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Socialist Workers
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George Breitman | 3,590 | 0.20% | 0.23
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| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ New Jersey Secretary of State.
- H.W. Wilson Company. 1956.
- ^ McFadden, Robert D. (March 7, 1982). "Ex-Senator Clifford P. Case, 77, Is Dead". The New York Times.
- ^ Back in the Gutter". Time, October 25, 1954. Accessed June 8, 2008.
- ^ "McCarthyism's Effects In New Jersey". The New York Times, June 28, 1992. Accessed June 8, 2008.
- ^ "New Jersey: A Political Microcosm". TIME. October 18, 1954.
- ^ "Clifford P. Case II". Rutgers University.
- ^ "NJ US Senate". Retrieved February 26, 2020.