1895 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1895 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

John W. Griggs won the 1895 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. John W. Griggs received 162,900 popular votes (52.3%). The main challenger was Alexander T. McGill (43.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Griggs and McGill

Griggs +8.7 pts · won by 26,900 votes
162,900 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% 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.