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
Primary elections were held on September 21, 1937.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- A. Harry Moore, United States Senator and former Governor
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Lester H. Clee, State Senator from Essex County and former Speaker of the Assembly
- Clifford Ross Powell, State Senator from Burlington County and former Senate President (1934–35)
Results
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- A. Harry Moore, Democratic
- Lester H. Clee, Republican
Other candidates
- James F. Murray, Sr., Anti-Hague Independent Labor
- Eugene A. Smith, National Prohibition
- Henry Jager, Socialist Party of America
- Frank Chandler, Communist Party USA
- John T. Kurzowski, Independent
- Dinshah P. Ghadiali, Independent
- John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America
Results
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