1901 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1901 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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  1898 November 5, 1901 1904  
  Franklin Murphy (NJ).jpg James M. Seymour.jpg
Nominee Franklin Murphy James M. Seymour
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote183,814166,681
Percentage50.9%46.1%

1901 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Murphy:      40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Seymour:      50–60%

Governor before election

Foster McGowan Voorhees
Republican

Elected Governor

Franklin Murphy
Republican

The 1901 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1901. Republican nominee Franklin Murphy defeated Democratic nominee James M. Seymour with 50.88% of the vote.

Contents

Republican nomination

At the Republican convention in Trenton on September 26, Franklin Murphy was nominated without opposition. [1] His name was presented by Senator Thomas N. McCarter of Essex and his nomination was seconded by George Record. A speech was given by John W. Griggs and much of the convention was devoted to mourning the death of President William McKinley less than two weeks prior. [1]

Democratic nomination

Candidates

The Democratic convention was held in Trenton on October 1. Unlike the Republican convention, the nomination for Governor was hotly contested and required two ballots to resolved.

1901 Democratic state convention, first ballot [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James M. Seymour 48842.77%
Democratic Thomas M. Ferrell 48042.07%
Democratic Christian Braun917.98%
Democratic Howard Carrow605.26%
Democratic James E. Martine 221.93%
Total votes1,141 100.00%
1901 Democratic state convention, second ballot [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James M. Seymour 659 56.76%
Democratic Thomas M. Ferrell 41735.92%
Democratic Christian Braun857.32%
Total votes1,161 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1901 New Jersey gubernatorial election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Franklin Murphy 183,814 50.88% Increase2.svg 1.97
Democratic James M. Seymour 166,68146.14%Decrease2.svg 1.13
Prohibition Joel W. Brown5,3651.49%Decrease2.svg 0.55
Socialist Charles H. Vail 3,4890.97%N/A
Socialist Labor Frank W. Wilson1,9180.53%Decrease2.svg 1.10
Majority
Total votes361,267 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Governor Named" . Bridgeton Pioneer. October 3, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "SEYMOUR: Bowing to the People's Demand, Democratic Convention Names Him for Governor" . The Jersey Journal. October 2, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. "Christian Braun for Governor" . Paterson Evening News. May 3, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  4. "The Morning Post 30 Aug 1901, page 4" . The Morning Post. August 30, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  5. Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN   9781483380353 . Retrieved January 25, 2016.