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1937 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1936 November 2, 1937 1938 →

2 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 38 7
Seats after 39 6
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Seats up 1 1
Seats won 2 0

1937 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1937 Virginia gubernatorial election
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held on 2 November 1937, in two states. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years, which it would abandon in 1949. This marks the Democratic Party's largest gubernatorial extent in history and the largest for any party.

Results

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
New Jersey Harold G. Hoffman Republican Term-limited, Democratic victory A. Harry Moore (Democratic) 50.84%
Lester H. Clee (Republican) 47.75%
James E. Murray (Independent Labor) 0.65%
Scattering 0.76%
[1]
Virginia George C. Peery Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory James Hubert Price (Democratic) 82.78%
J. Powell Royall (Republican) 15.78%
Donald Burke (Communist) 0.78%
James Arthur Edgerton (Prohibition) 0.66%
[2]

References

  1. ^ "NJ Governor, 1937". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "VA Governor, 1937". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 March 2019.