| Election Name: | 1898 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Flag Year: | 1896 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1895 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1895 |
| Next Election: | 1901 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1901 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1898 |
| Nominee1: | Foster McGowan Voorhees |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 164,051 |
| Percentage1: | 48.9% |
| Nominee2: | Elvin W. Crane |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 158,552 |
| Percentage2: | 47.3% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | David Ogden Watkins (acting) |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Foster McGowan Voorhees |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1898 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Republican nominee Foster McGowan Voorhees defeated Democratic nominee Elvin W. Crane with 48.91% of the vote.
Elvin W. Crane and James M. Seymour contested the convention to elect delegates to the state convention. Crane won 132 of the 163 delegates, and Seymour withdrew as a candidate, releasing his delegates to support Crane.[1]
The Democratic convention in Trenton on September 29 was controversial and chaotic. First, proceedings were disrupted by free silver supporters. A large number of names were placed in nomination, and after a ballot was taken, Robert Davis of Hudson County rose to change the county's 165 votes to Elvin Crane, securing his nomination without a second ballot. The rest of the delegates soon followed, making his nomination formally unanimous.[1]