1895 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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County results Griggs: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% McGill: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1895 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1895. Republican nominee John W. Griggs defeated Democratic nominee Alexander T. McGill with 52.28% of the vote.
Griggs was the first Republican elected Governor of New Jersey since Marcus Lawrence Ward in 1865.
General election[]
Candidates[]
Major party candidates
- John W. Griggs, Republican
- Alexander T. McGill, Democratic
Other candidates
- Henry W. Wilbur, Prohibition Party
- George B. Keim, Socialist Labor Party of America
- William B. Ellis, Populist
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John W. Griggs | 162,900 | 52.28% | ||
Democratic | Alexander T. McGill | 136,000 | 43.64% | ||
Prohibition | Henry W. Wilbur | 6,661 | 2.14% | ||
Socialist Labor | George B. Keim | 4,147 | 1.33% | ||
Independent | William B. Ellis | 1,901 | 0.61% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
References[]
- ^ Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
Categories:
- New Jersey gubernatorial elections
- 1895 New Jersey elections
- 1895 United States gubernatorial elections
- November 1895 events