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1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election 
Summary
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.
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 County results Edge: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Wittpenn: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- H. Otto Wittpenn, former Mayor of Jersey City
Results edit
Wittpenn, who had run for Governor in 1913 but withdrew in favor of James Fairman Fielder,[1] was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | H. Otto Wittpenn | 95,607 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 95,607 | 100.00% | ||
| None | Blank votes | 23,906 | — | |
| Turnout | 119,513 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Austen Colgate, former State Senator from Essex County
- Walter Evans Edge, State Senator from Atlantic County
- George L. Record, attorney and perennial candidate from Jersey City
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter Evans Edge | 76,232 | 42.94% | |
| Republican | Austen Colgate | 72,621 | 40.90% | |
| Republican | George L. Record | 28,686 | 16.16% | |
| Total votes | 177,539 | 100.00% | ||
| None | Blank votes | 9,875 | — | |
| Turnout | 187,414 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Candidates edit
- John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
- Walter Evans Edge, State Senator from Atlantic County (Republican)
- Frederick Krafft, business manager of the New Yorker Volkszeitung (Socialist)
- Harry Vaughan (Prohibition)
- H. Otto Wittpenn, former Mayor of Jersey City (Democratic)
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
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| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ Biography of James Fairman Fielder (PDF), New Jersey State Library
- ^ a b "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey". M.R. Dennis & Co. 1917: 163.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved January 25, 2016.