1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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  1904 November 5, 1907 1910  
  John Franklin Fort.jpg Frank Snowden Katzenbach Jr. (1868-1929) (cropped).jpg
Nominee John Franklin Fort Frank S. Katzenbach
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote194,313186,300
Percentage49.3%47.3%

1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Fort:      40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Katzenbach:      40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Edward C. Stokes
Republican

Elected Governor

John Franklin Fort
Republican

The 1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1907. Republican nominee John Franklin Fort defeated Democratic nominee Frank S. Katzenbach with 49.28% of the vote.

Contents

This was the Republicans fifth straight gubernatorial victory, the party's longest in history.

Republican nomination

Candidates

Results

The Republican State Convention was held in Trenton on September 10. [1]

1907 New Jersey Republican Convention [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. Franklin Fort 753 65.59%
Republican Vivian M. Lewis17915.59%
Republican Frank Sommer12010.45%
Republican Mahlon Pitney968.36%
Total votes1,148 100.00%

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Results

The Democratic State Convention was held in Trenton on September 17. [1]

1907 New Jersey Democratic Convention [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank S. Katzenbach 1,093.5 90.86%
Democratic John Hinchliffe756.23%
Democratic James E. Martine352.91%
Total votes1,203.5 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1907 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John Franklin Fort 194,313 49.28% Decrease2.svg 4.22
Democratic Frank S. Katzenbach 186,30047.25%Increase2.svg 5.69
Socialist Frederick Krafft 6,8481.74%Decrease2.svg 0.31
Prohibition James G. Mason5,2551.33%Decrease2.svg 0.22
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth1,5680.40%Decrease2.svg 0.18
Majority
Total votes394,284 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1908. 1907. p. 263.
    2. Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN   9781483380353 . Retrieved January 25, 2016.