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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1916
| election_name = 1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election
| country = New Jersey
| country = New Jersey
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| flag_year = 1896
| type = Presidential
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1913
| previous_election = 1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1913
| previous_year = 1913
| next_election = New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1919
| next_election = 1919 New Jersey gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1919
| next_year = 1919
| election_date = November 7, 1916
| election_date = November 7, 1916
| image1 = [[File:Walteredge.jpg|170px]]
| image1 = [[File:Walteredge.jpg|x150px]]
| candidate1 = [[Walter Evans Edge]]
| nominee1 = '''[[Walter Evans Edge]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''247,343'''
| popular_vote1 = '''247,343'''
| percentage1 = '''55.44%'''
| percentage1 = '''55.4%'''
| image2 = <!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:H. Otto Wittpenn (ca. 1925).gif|141px]] -->
| image2 = [[File:Henry Otto Wittpenn circa 1915 (cropped).jpg|x150px]]
| candidate2 = [[H. Otto Wittpenn]]
| nominee2 = [[H. Otto Wittpenn]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 177,696
| popular_vote2 = 177,696
| percentage2 = 39.83%
| percentage2 = 39.8%
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| map_caption = County results<br/>'''Edge''': {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}<br/>'''Wittpenn''': {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
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| map_caption =
| title = Governor
| title = Governor
| before_election = [[James Fairman Fielder]]
| before_election = [[James Fairman Fielder]]
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| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
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{{ElectionsNJ}}
The '''New Jersey gubernatorial election of 1916''' was a race for [[Governor of New Jersey]] held on November 7, 1916. [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Walter Evans Edge]] defeated [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[H. Otto Wittpenn]] with 55.44% of the vote.
The '''1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election''' was held on November 7, 1916. [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Walter Evans Edge]] defeated [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[H. Otto Wittpenn]] with 55.44% of the vote.


==General election==
==Democratic primary==
===Candidates===
*[[H. Otto Wittpenn]], former [[Mayor of Jersey City]]


===Results===
Wittpenn, who had run for Governor in 1913 but withdrew in favor of [[James Fairman Fielder]],<ref>[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)], [[New Jersey State Library]]</ref> was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
{{Election box begin no change|title=1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primary<ref name=primary>{{cite journal|title=Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey|year=1917|publisher=M.R. Dennis & Co.|url=https://archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1917mull/page/163/mode/2up|url-access=registration|page=163}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[H. Otto Wittpenn]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 95,607
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 95,607
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = Blank votes
| party = None
| votes = 23,906
| percentage = —
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| votes = 119,513
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Republican primary==
===Candidates===
===Candidates===
*Austen Colgate, former State Senator from [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]]
'''Major party candidates'''
*Walter Evans Edge, Republican
*[[Walter Evans Edge]], State Senator from [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]
*[[George L. Record]], attorney and perennial candidate from [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]
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*H. Otto Wittpenn, Democratic


===Results===
'''Other candidates'''
{{Election box begin no change|title=1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary<ref name=primary/>}}
*Frederick Krafft, Socialist
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
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*Harry Vaughan, Prohibition Party
| candidate = [[Walter Evans Edge]]
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*John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 76,232
| percentage = 42.94%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Austen Colgate
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 72,621
| percentage = 40.90%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[George L. Record]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 28,686
| percentage = 16.16%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 177,539
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = Blank votes
| party = None
| votes = 9,875
| percentage = —
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| votes = 187,414
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==General election==
===Candidates===
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*John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
*[[Walter Evans Edge]], State Senator from [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]] (Republican)
*[[Frederick Krafft]], business manager of the ''[[New Yorker Volkszeitung]]'' (Socialist)
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*Harry Vaughan (Prohibition)
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*[[H. Otto Wittpenn]], former [[Mayor of Jersey City]] (Democratic)


===Results===
===Results===
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{{Election box begin | title=New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1916<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1715 |title=Guide to U.S. Elections |date= 24 December 2015|isbn=9781483380353 |access-date=2016-01-25|last1=Kalb |first1=Deborah |publisher=CQ Press }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Socialist Party of America
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = Frederick Krafft
| candidate = [[Frederick Krafft]]
| votes = 12,900
| votes = 12,900
| percentage = 2.89%
| percentage = 2.89%
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}{{1916 United States elections}}


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Latest revision as of 22:30, 12 June 2024

1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election
← 1913 November 7, 1916 1919 →
 
Nominee Walter Evans Edge H. Otto Wittpenn
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 247,343 177,696
Percentage 55.4% 39.8%
County results
Edge:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Wittpenn:      50–60%
Governor before election

James Fairman Fielder
Democratic

Elected Governor

Walter Evans Edge
Republican

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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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

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

1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic H. Otto Wittpenn 95,607 100.00%
Total votes 95,607 100.00%
None Blank votes 23,906 —
Turnout 119,513 100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter Evans Edge 76,232 42.94%
Republican Austen Colgate 72,621 40.90%
Republican George L. Record 28,686 16.16%
Total votes 177,539 100.00%
None Blank votes 9,875 —
Turnout 187,414 100.00%

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1916[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Walter Evans Edge 247,343 55.44%
Democratic H. Otto Wittpenn 177,696 39.83%
Socialist Frederick Krafft 12,900 2.89%
Prohibition Harry Vaughan 5,873 1.32%
Socialist Labor John C. Butterworth 2,334 0.52%
Majority
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Biography of James Fairman Fielder (PDF), New Jersey State Library
  2. ^ a b "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey". M.R. Dennis & Co. 1917: 163. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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