1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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The 1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Republican nominee Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee H. Otto Wittpenn with 55.44% of the vote.
General election[]
Candidates[]
Major party candidates
- Walter Evans Edge, Republican
- H. Otto Wittpenn, Democratic
Other candidates
- Frederick Krafft, Socialist
- Harry Vaughan, Prohibition Party
- John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Walter Evans Edge | 247,343 | 55.44% | ||
Democratic | H. Otto Wittpenn | 177,696 | 39.83% | ||
Socialist | Frederick Krafft | 12,900 | 2.89% | ||
Prohibition | Harry Vaughan | 5,873 | 1.32% | ||
Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 2,334 | 0.52% | ||
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
- 1916 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1916 New Jersey elections
- November 1916 events