1898 New Jersey gubernatorial election

The 1898 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Republican nominee Foster McGowan Voorhees defeated Democratic nominee Elvin W. Crane with 48.91% of the vote.

1898 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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Nominee Foster McGowan Voorhees Elvin W. Crane
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 164,051 158,552
Percentage 48.9% 47.3%

County results
Voorhees:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
Crane:      50–60%

Governor before election

David Ogden Watkins (acting)
Republican

Elected Governor

Foster McGowan Voorhees
Republican

Democratic nomination

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Essex County convention

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Elvin W. Crane and James M. Seymour contested the convention to elect delegates to the state convention. Crane won 132 of the 163 delegates, and Seymour withdrew as a candidate, releasing his delegates to support Crane.[1]

State convention

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The Democratic convention in Trenton on September 29 was controversial and chaotic. First, proceedings were disrupted by free silver supporters. A large number of names were placed in nomination, and after a ballot was taken, Robert Davis of Hudson County rose to change the county's 165 votes to Elvin Crane, securing his nomination without a second ballot. The rest of the delegates soon followed, making his nomination formally unanimous.[1]

Candidates

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Results

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1898 Democratic convention, informal ballot[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elvin W. Crane 441 41.60%
Democratic William D. Daly 364 34.34%
Democratic Clarence T. Atkinson 75 7.08%
Democratic Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly 73 6.89%
Democratic Christian Braun 72 6.79%
Democratic James M. Seymour (draft) 19 1.79%
Democratic Howard Carrow 11 1.04%
Democratic Lee 2 0.19%
Democratic Blank 3 0.28%
Total votes 1,060 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1898[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Foster McGowan Voorhees 164,051 48.91%   3.37
Democratic Elvin W. Crane 158,552 47.27%   3.63
Prohibition Thomas H. Landon 6,893 2.06%   0.08
Socialist Labor Matthew Maguire 5,458 1.63%   0.30
Populist Frederick Schrayshuen 491 0.15%   0.46
Majority
Total votes 335,445 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Daly Might Have Had It: A Second Ballot Would Probably Have Resulted in his Nomination". The Jersey City News. September 29, 1898. p. 1.
  2. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved January 25, 2016.