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.

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 % ±%
DemocraticGeorge Theodore Werts167,257 49.65% Verringern 1.72
RepublicanJohn Kean159,632 47.39% Zunahme 1.31
VerbotThomas J. Kennedy 7.750 2,30 % Verringern0,25
Sozialistische ArbeiterGeorge B. Keim 1.338 0,40 % N / A
PopulistBenjamin Bird 894 0,27 % N / A
Mehrheitlich
Gesamtzahl der Stimmen 336.871100,00 %
Demokratische KontrolleSwing

Referenzen

  1. ^ Kalb, Deborah (24. Dezember 2015). Leitfaden zu den US-Wahlen . CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353Abgerufen am 25. Januar 2016 .