1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1916

November 7, 1916

Nominee Walter Evans Edge H. Otto Wittpenn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 247,343 177,696 Percentage 55.44% 39.83%

Governor before election James Fairman Fielder Democratic Elected Governor Walter Evans Edge Republican

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

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1916

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 hold		Swing