1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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The 1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1907. Republican nominee John Franklin Fort defeated Democratic nominee Frank S. Katzenbach with 49.28% of the vote.
This was the Republicans fifth straight gubernatorial victory, the party's longest in history.
Republican nomination
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- J. Franklin Fort, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
- Vivian M. Lewis, New Jersey Clerk in Chancery
- Mahlon Pitney, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
- Frank H. Sommer, Essex County Sheriff
Results
[edit]The Republican State Convention was held in Trenton on September 10.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. Franklin Fort | 753 | 65.59% | |
Republican | Vivian M. Lewis | 179 | 15.59% | |
Republican | Frank Sommer | 120 | 10.45% | |
Republican | Mahlon Pitney | 96 | 8.36% | |
Total votes | 1,148 | 100.00% |
Democratic nomination
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John Hinchliffe, former Mayor of Paterson and State Senator
- Frank S. Katzenbach, Mayor of Trenton
- James E. Martine, former member of the Plainfield Common Council and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1906
Results
[edit]The Democratic State Convention was held in Trenton on September 17.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Frank S. Katzenbach | 1,093.5 | 90.86% | |
Democratic | John Hinchliffe | 75 | 6.23% | |
Democratic | James E. Martine | 35 | 2.91% | |
Total votes | 1,203.5 | 100.00% |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
- John Franklin Fort, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (Republican)
- Frank S. Katzenbach, Mayor of Trenton (Democratic)
- Frederick Krafft, activist and business manager of the New Yorker Volkszeitung (Socialist)
- James G. Mason (Prohibition)
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John Franklin Fort | 194,313 | 49.28% | 4.22 | |
Democratic | Frank S. Katzenbach | 186,300 | 47.25% | 5.69 | |
Socialist | Frederick Krafft | 6,848 | 1.74% | 0.31 | |
Prohibition | James G. Mason | 5,255 | 1.33% | 0.22 | |
Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 1,568 | 0.40% | 0.18 | |
Majority | |||||
Total votes | 394,284 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1908. 1907. p. 263.
- ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved January 25, 2016.