Election Name: | 1892 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Country: | New Jersey |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1889 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1889 |
Next Election: | 1895 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1895 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1892 |
Image1: | George Theodore Werts (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | George Theodore Werts |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 167,257 |
Percentage1: | 49.6% |
Nominee2: | John Kean |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 159,632 |
Percentage2: | 47.4% |
Map Size: | 280px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Leon Abbett |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | George Theodore Werts |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
This was the ninth consecutive Democratic gubernatorial victory, the party's longest in history.