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1856 New Jersey Governor Election
New Jersey · 2 candidates
Newell +2.6 pts · won by 2,557 votes
William A. NewellOppositionWINNER51.29%
50,803 votes
William Cowper AlexanderDemocratic48.71%
48,246 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.