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1850 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1850 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

George Franklin Fort won the 1850 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. George Franklin Fort received 39,726 popular votes (53.84%). The main challenger was John Runk (46.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Fort and Runk

Fort +7.7 pts · won by 5,672 votes
George Franklin FortDemocraticWINNER53.84%
39,726 votes
John RunkWhig Party46.16%
34,054 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.