| Election Name: | 1904 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Flag Year: | 1896 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1901 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1901 |
| Next Election: | 1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1907 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1904 |
| Nominee1: | Edward C. Stokes |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 231,363 |
| Percentage1: | 53.5% |
| Nominee2: | Charles C. Black |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 179,719 |
| Percentage2: | 41.6% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Franklin Murphy |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Edward C. Stokes |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1904 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Republican nominee Edward C. Stokes defeated Democratic nominee Charles C. Black with 53.50% of the vote.
At the state party convention in Trenton on September 20, no opponent emerged to Senator Edward Stokes, and he was nominated enthusiastically without opposition.[1]
Various county parties promoted their favorite sons for the nomination, though the front-runner from the start was Charles C. Black, the candidate of Hudson County. Black had the support of Senator James Smith Jr., Robert Davis, and Allan McDermott. Black, a member of the State Tax Board, was also seen as a leading representative of the Democratic campaign for an equal tax.[2] [4]
Ultimately, only two favorite son candidates were nominated against Black: Frank S. Katzenbach of Mercer County and Thomas M. Ferrell of Gloucester. They were soundly defeated at the party convention on September 15 in Trenton.[3]