1895 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1895 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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Nominee John W. Griggs Alexander T. McGill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 162,900 136,000
Percentage 52.3% 43.6%

1895 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Griggs:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
McGill:      50–60%

Governor before election

George Theodore Werts
Democratic

Elected Governor

John W. Griggs
Republican

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[]

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1895[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[]

  1. ^ Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
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