1892 New Jersey gubernatorial election

The 1892 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. Democratic nominee George Theodore Werts defeated Republican nominee John Kean with 49.65% of the vote.

1892 New Jersey gubernatorial election

November 8, 1892
 
Nominee George Theodore Werts John Kean
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 167,257 159,632
Percentage 49.6% 47.4%

Governor before election

Leon Abbett
Democratic

Elected Governor

George Theodore Werts
Democratic

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • George Theodore Werts, Democratic
  • John Kean, Republican

Other candidates

  • Thomas J. Kennedy, Prohibition Party
  • George B. Keim, Socialist Labor Party of America
  • Benjamin Bird, Populist

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1892[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Theodore Werts 167,257 49.65%
Republican John Kean 159,632 47.39%
Prohibition Thomas J. Kennedy 7,750 2.30%
Socialist Labor George B. Keim 1,338 0.40%
Independent Benjamin Bird 894 0.27%
Majority
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
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