1883 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1883 New Jersey gubernatorial election

November 6, 1883

Nominee Leon Abbett Jonathan Dixon Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 103,856 97,047 Percentage 49.9% 46.6%

County results Abbett:      40–50%      50–60% Dixon:      40-50%      50-60%

Governor before election George C. Ludlow Democratic Elected Governor Leon Abbett Democratic

The 1883 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1883. Democratic nominee Leon Abbett defeated Republican nominee Jonathan Dixon with 49.93% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Leon Abbett, corporation counsel for Jersey City and former State Senator for Hudson County (Democratic)
• Jonathan Dixon, Jersey City judge (Republican)
• Solomon Parsons, (Prohibition)
• Benjamin Urner, (Greenback)

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1883

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Leon Abbett	103,856	49.93%	0.40
	Republican	Jonathan Dixon	97,047	46.65%	2.62
	Prohibition	Solomon Parsons	4,153	2.00%	1.92
	Greenback	Benjamin Urner	2,960	1.42%	0.30
Majority
Total votes			208,016	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing