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1892 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1892 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

George Theodore Werts won the 1892 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. George Theodore Werts received 167,257 popular votes (49.6%). The main challenger was John Kean (47.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Werts and Kean

Werts +2.2 pts · won by 7,625 votes
George Theodore WertsDemocraticWINNER49.6%
167,257 votes
John KeanRepublican47.4%
159,632 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% 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.