1916 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1916 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

Walter Evans Edge won the 1916 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. Walter Evans Edge received 247,343 popular votes (55.4%). The main challenger was H. Otto Wittpenn (39.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Edge and Wittpenn

Edge +15.6 pts · won by 69,647 votes
247,343 votes
177,696 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.8% 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.