The 1969 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1969. Republican nominee William T. Cahill defeated Democratic nominee Robert B. Meyner with 59.66% of the vote. This was the only gubernatorial election that Republicans won between 1953 and 1977.
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County results Cahill: 50–60% 60–70% Meyner: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on June 3.[1] Cahill won the Republican nomination narrowly over fellow South Jersey Congressman Charles W. Sandman Jr., while Meyner finished with nearly twice the vote of his closest competitor.
This is the first gubernatorial election since the 19th century, in which a Republican won Hudson County.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert B. Meyner | 173,801 | 44.77 | |
Democratic | William F. Kelly | 87,888 | 22.64 | |
Democratic | Henry Helstoski | 60,483 | 15.58 | |
Democratic | D. Louis Tonti | 34,810 | 8.97 | |
Democratic | Ned J. Parsekian | 24,908 | 6.42 | |
Democratic | John L. Hennessey | 6,302 | 1.62 | |
Total votes | 388,192 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William T. Cahill | 158,980 | 39.31 | |
Republican | Charles W. Sandman Jr. | 144,877 | 35.83 | |
Republican | Harry L. Sears | 46,778 | 11.57 | |
Republican | Frank X. McDermott | 35,503 | 8.78 | |
Republican | William E. Ozzard | 18,262 | 4.52 | |
Total votes | 404,400 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William T. Cahill | 1,411,905 | 59.66% | 18.58 | |
Democratic | Robert B. Meyner | 911,003 | 38.49% | 18.90 | |
Independent | James E. Johnson | 10,725 | 0.45% | N/A | |
Independent | Jack D. Alvino | 10,149 | 0.43% | N/A | |
Conservative | Winifred O. Perry | 10,128 | 0.43% | 0.47 | |
Independent | Louis Vanderplate | 6,611 | 0.28% | N/A | |
Socialist Labor | Julius Levin | 6,085 | 0.26% | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 2,366,606 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | {{{swing}}} |