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The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 1916 was a race for Governor of New Jersey held on November 7, 1916. Republican Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee H. Otto Wittpenn with 55.44% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Walter Evans Edge, Republican
- H. Otto Wittpenn, Democratic
Other candidates
- Frederick Krafft, Socialist
- Harry Vaughan, Prohibition Party
- John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America
Results
References