<page_title> 1943 New Jersey gubernatorial election </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Republican <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Walter Evans Edge <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 55.20% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Democratic <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Vincent J. Murphy <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> </table>
Republican nominee Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee Vincent J. Murphy with 55.20% of the vote.