1889 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1889 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

Leon Abbett won the 1889 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. Leon Abbett received 138,245 popular votes (51.4%). The main challenger was Edward Burd Grubb Jr. (46.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Abbett and Jr.

Abbett +5.3 pts · won by 14,253 votes
138,245 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.