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1901 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1901 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

Franklin Murphy won the 1901 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. Franklin Murphy received 183,814 popular votes (50.9%). The main challenger was James M. Seymour (46.1%).

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Murphy +4.8 pts · won by 17,133 votes
Franklin MurphyRepublicanWINNER50.9%
183,814 votes
James M. SeymourDemocratic46.1%
166,681 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.