1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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.

1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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Nominee Walter Evans Edge H. Otto Wittpenn
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 247,343 177,696
Percentage 55.4% 39.8%

County results
Edge:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Wittpenn:      50–60%

Governor before election

James Fairman Fielder
Democratic

Elected Governor

Walter Evans Edge
Republican

Democratic primary

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Results

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Wittpenn, who had run for Governor in 1913 but withdrew in favor of James Fairman Fielder,[1] was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
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

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1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
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

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Results

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New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1916[3]
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%
Majority
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References

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  1. ^ Biography of James Fairman Fielder (PDF), New Jersey State Library
  2. ^ a b "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey". M.R. Dennis & Co. 1917: 163. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved January 25, 2016.