John J. Francis (New Jersey)
New Jersey General Assembly (1940)
Table:
Winner
Party
Votes
Loser
Party
Votes

Samuel S. Ferster
Republican
177,775
John J. Francis
Democrat
136,241

Dominic A. Cavicchia
Republican
177,314
Mary C. O'Malley
Democrat
135,862

Edgar Williamson, Jr.
Republican
176,145
Joseph N. Braff
Democrat
134,503

Frank S. Hargrave
Republican
175,359
John A. Couch, Jr.
Democrat
132,699

Olive C. Sanford
Republican
175,280
Peter W. Rodino
Democrat
132,393

Frank S. Platts
Republican
174,989
James A. Callahan
Democrat
132,262

Lester E. Mahr
Republican
174,580
William J. Brine
Democrat
131,947

Adolph Wegrocki
Republican
172,400
Peter Niemiec
Democrat
131,146

C. Milford Orban
Republican
171,242
Roger M. Yancey
Democrat
129,866

Jacob S. Glickenhaus
Republican
171,008
William R. Connors, Jr.
Democrat
129,270

Constance W. Hand
Republican
170,522
Norman B. Grobert
Democrat
128,873

R. Graham Huntington
Republican
170,182
Mercedes Uth
Democrat
125,898

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