1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey

1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey
	County Results; Smith: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90%; Brunner: 50–60% 60–70%
Senator before election; H. Alexander Smith; Republican	Elected Senator ; H. Alexander Smith; Republican

The United States Senate election of 1946 in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1946.

Incumbent Republican Senator H. Alexander Smith, who had been elected in a 1944 special election following the death of William Warren Barbour, was re-elected over Democrat George Brunner, the Mayor of Camden.

Republican primary

Senator Smith was unopposed for re-nomination.

1946 Republican Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	H. Alexander Smith (incumbent)	369,157	100.0%
Total votes			369,157	100.0%

1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George E. Brunner	161,214	100.0%
Total votes			161,214	100.0%

1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	H. Alexander Smith (incumbent)	799,808	58.50%
	Democratic	George E. Brunner	548,458	40.12%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	7,675	0.56%
	Socialist Workers	George Breitman	4,976	0.36%
	Socialist	Arthur Riley	2,226	0.16%
	Prohibition	George W. Ridout	1,711	0.13%
	Anti-Medical Trust Federation	Frederick W. Collins	1,676	0.12%
	Independent American	Mark M. Jones	625	0.05%
Majority			251,350	18.38%
Turnout			1,367,155
	Republican hold