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{{Infobox election |
{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| election_name = 1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
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| country = New Jersey |
| country = New Jersey |
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| flag_year = 1896 |
| flag_year = 1896 |
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| type = Presidential |
| type = Presidential |
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| ongoing = no |
| ongoing = no |
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| previous_election = New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| previous_election = 1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
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| previous_year = 1913 |
| previous_year = 1913 |
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| next_election = New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| next_election = 1919 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
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| next_year = 1919 |
| next_year = 1919 |
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| election_date = November 7, 1916 |
| election_date = November 7, 1916 |
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| image1 = [[File:Walteredge.jpg|x150px]] |
| image1 = [[File:Walteredge.jpg|x150px]] |
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| nominee1 = '''[[Walter Evans Edge]]''' |
| nominee1 = '''[[Walter Evans Edge]]''' |
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| party1 = Republican Party (United States) |
| party1 = Republican Party (United States) |
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| popular_vote1 = '''247,343''' |
| popular_vote1 = '''247,343''' |
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| percentage1 = '''55. |
| percentage1 = '''55.4%''' |
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| image2 = [[File:Henry Otto Wittpenn circa 1915 (cropped).jpg|x150px]] |
| image2 = [[File:Henry Otto Wittpenn circa 1915 (cropped).jpg|x150px]] |
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| nominee2 = [[H. Otto Wittpenn]] |
| nominee2 = [[H. Otto Wittpenn]] |
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| party2 = Democratic Party (United States) |
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States) |
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| popular_vote2 = 177,696 |
| popular_vote2 = 177,696 |
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| percentage2 = 39. |
| percentage2 = 39.8% |
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| map_image = |
| map_image = 1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg |
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| map_size = 280px |
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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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| title = Governor |
| title = Governor |
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| before_election = [[James Fairman Fielder]] |
| before_election = [[James Fairman Fielder]] |
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| after_party = Republican Party (United States) |
| after_party = Republican Party (United States) |
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{{ElectionsNJ}} |
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The '''New Jersey gubernatorial election |
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. |
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==Democratic primary== |
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===Candidates=== |
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*[[H. Otto Wittpenn]], former [[Mayor of Jersey City]] |
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===Results=== |
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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. |
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{{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>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| candidate = [[H. Otto Wittpenn]] |
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| party = Democratic Party (United States) |
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| votes = 95,607 |
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| percentage = 100.00% |
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}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes = 95,607 |
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| percentage = 100.00% |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate no change |
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| candidate = Blank votes |
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| party = None |
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| votes = 23,906 |
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| percentage = — |
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}} |
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{{Election box turnout no change |
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| votes = 119,513 |
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| percentage = 100.00% |
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}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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==Republican primary== |
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===Candidates=== |
===Candidates=== |
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*Austen Colgate, former State Senator from [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]] |
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'''Major party candidates''' |
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*Walter Evans Edge, |
*[[Walter Evans Edge]], State Senator from [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]] |
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*[[George L. Record]], attorney and perennial candidate from [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] |
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===Results=== |
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'''Other candidates''' |
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{{Election box begin no change|title=1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary<ref name=primary/>}} |
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*Frederick Krafft, Socialist |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| candidate = [[Walter Evans Edge]] |
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| party = Republican Party (United States) |
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| votes = 76,232 |
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| percentage = 42.94% |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change |
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| candidate = Austen Colgate |
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| party = Republican Party (United States) |
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| votes = 72,621 |
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| percentage = 40.90% |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change |
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| candidate = [[George L. Record]] |
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| party = Republican Party (United States) |
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| votes = 28,686 |
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| percentage = 16.16% |
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}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes = 177,539 |
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| percentage = 100.00% |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate no change |
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| candidate = Blank votes |
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| party = None |
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| votes = 9,875 |
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| percentage = — |
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}} |
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{{Election box turnout no change |
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| votes = 187,414 |
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| percentage = 100.00% |
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}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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==General election== |
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===Candidates=== |
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*[[Walter Evans Edge]], State Senator from [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]] (Republican) |
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*[[Frederick Krafft]], business manager of the ''[[New Yorker Volkszeitung]]'' (Socialist) |
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===Results=== |
===Results=== |
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{{Election box begin | title=New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1916<ref>{{cite |
{{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>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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| party = Republican Party (United States) |
| party = Republican Party (United States) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party = Socialist Party of America |
| party = Socialist Party of America |
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| candidate = Frederick Krafft |
| candidate = [[Frederick Krafft]] |
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| votes = 12,900 |
| votes = 12,900 |
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| percentage = 2.89% |
| percentage = 2.89% |
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{{Election box |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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| winner = Republican Party (United States) |
| winner = Republican Party (United States) |
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| loser = Democratic Party (United States) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}}{{1916 United States elections}} |
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[[Category:New Jersey gubernatorial elections|1919]] |
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[[Category:United States gubernatorial elections |
[[Category:1916 United States gubernatorial elections|New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:New Jersey elections |
[[Category:1916 New Jersey elections|Gubernatorial]] |
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[[Category:November 1916 events]] |
[[Category:November 1916 events]] |
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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]
- H. Otto Wittpenn, former Mayor of Jersey City
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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]
- Austen Colgate, former State Senator from Essex County
- Walter Evans Edge, State Senator from Atlantic County
- George L. Record, attorney and perennial candidate from Jersey City
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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]
- John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
- Walter Evans Edge, State Senator from Atlantic County (Republican)
- Frederick Krafft, business manager of the New Yorker Volkszeitung (Socialist)
- Harry Vaughan (Prohibition)
- H. Otto Wittpenn, former Mayor of Jersey City (Democratic)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | ||
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Turnout | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^ Biography of James Fairman Fielder (PDF), New Jersey State Library
- ^ a b "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey". M.R. Dennis & Co. 1917: 163.
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(help) - ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved January 25, 2016.