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1868 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1868 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

Theodore Fitz Randolph won the 1868 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. Theodore Fitz Randolph received 83,955 popular votes (51.42%). The main challenger was John Insley Blair (48.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Randolph and Blair

Randolph +2.8 pts · won by 4,622 votes
Theodore Fitz RandolphDemocraticWINNER51.42%
83,955 votes
John Insley BlairRepublican48.58%
79,333 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.