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%

County results
Werts:      40–50%      50–60%
Kean:      40–50%      50-60%

Governor before election

Leon Abbett
Democratic

Elected Governor

George Theodore Werts
Democratic

This was the ninth consecutive Democratic gubernatorial victory, the party's longest in history.

General election

Candidates

  • Benjamin Bird, (Populist)
  • John Kean, chair of the New Jersey Republican Party and former U.S. Representative (Republican)
  • George B. Keim, (Socialist Labor)
  • Thomas J. Kennedy, (Prohibition)
  • George Theodore Werts, State Senator for Morris County and President of the New Jersey Senate (Democratic)

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1892[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Theodore Werts 167,257 49.65% Decrease 1.72
Republican John Kean 159,632 47.39% Increase 1.31
Prohibition Thomas J. Kennedy 7,750 2.30% Decrease 0.25
Socialist Labor George B. Keim 1,338 0.40% N/A
Populist Benjamin Bird 894 0.27% N/A
Majority
Total votes 336,871 100.00%
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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