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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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Wittpenn was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. |
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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
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,[1] was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| 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
Candidates
- 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
| 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
Candidates
- 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
| 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% | ||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ 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.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-01-25.