1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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  John Franklin Fort.jpg Frank Snowden Katzenbach Jr. (1868-1929) (cropped).jpg
Nominee John Franklin Fort Frank S. Katzenbach
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 194,313 186,300
Percentage 49.3% 47.3%

1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Fort:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
Katzenbach:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Edward C. Stokes
Republican

Elected Governor

John Franklin Fort
Republican

The 1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1907. Republican nominee John Franklin Fort defeated Democratic nominee Frank S. Katzenbach with 49.28% of the vote.

Republican nomination[]

Candidates[]

  • J. Franklin Fort, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
  • Vivian M. Lewis, New Jersey Clerk in Chancery
  • Mahlon Pitney, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
  • Frank H. Sommer, Essex County Sheriff

Results[]

The Republican State Convention was held in Trenton on September 10.[1]

1907 New Jersey Republican Convention[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Franklin Fort 753 65.59%
Republican Vivian M. Lewis 179 15.59%
Republican Frank Sommer 120 10.45%
Republican Mahlon Pitney 96 8.36%
Total votes 1,148 100.00%

Democratic nomination[]

Candidates[]

  • John Hinchcliffe, former Mayor of Paterson and State Senator
  • Frank S. Katzenbach, Mayor of Trenton
  • James E. Martine, former member of the Plainfield Common Council and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1906

Results[]

The Democratic State Convention was held in Trenton on September 17.[1]

1907 New Jersey Democratic Convention[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank S. Katzenbach 1,093.5 90.86%
Democratic John Hinchcliffe 75 6.23%
Democratic James E. Martine 35 2.91%
Total votes 1,203.5 100.00%

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • John Franklin Fort, Republican
  • Frank S. Katzenbach, Democratic
  • Frederick Krafft, Socialist
  • James G. Mason, Prohibition Party
  • John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America

Results[]

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1907[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Franklin Fort 194,313 49.28%
Democratic Frank S. Katzenbach 186,300 47.25%
Socialist Frederick Krafft 6,848 1.74%
Prohibition James G. Mason 5,255 1.33%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth 1,568 0.40%
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1908. 1907. p. 263.
  2. ^ Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
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