1889 New Jersey gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1889 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1889. Democratic nominee Leon Abbett defeated Republican nominee Edward Burd Grubb Jr. with 51.37% of the vote.

1889 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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Nominee Leon Abbett Edward Burd Grubb Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 138,245 123,992
Percentage 51.4% 46.1%

Governor before election

Robert Stockton Green
Democratic

Elected Governor

Leon Abbett
Democratic

General election edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1889[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Leon Abbett 138,245 51.37%   3.93
Republican Edward Burd Grubb Jr. 123,992 46.08%   2.10
Prohibition George M. La Monte 6,853 2.55%   6.00
Majority
Total votes 269,090 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References edit

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