1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Country:New Jersey
Flag Year:1896
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1913
Next Election:1919 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Next Year:1919
Election Date:November 7, 1916
Image1:File:Walteredge.jpg
Nominee1:Walter Evans Edge
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:247,343
Percentage1:55.4%
Nominee2:H. Otto Wittpenn
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:177,696
Percentage2:39.8%
Map Size:280px
Governor
Before Election:James Fairman Fielder
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Walter Evans Edge
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Republican nominee Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee H. Otto Wittpenn with 55.44% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Wittpenn, who had run for Governor in 1913 but withdrew in favor of James Fairman Fielder,[1] was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070620160621/http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Governors_of_New_Jersey/GFIEL.pdf Biography of James Fairman Fielder (PDF)