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1916 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1916 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election?

Edward Gray won the 1916 New Jersey U.S. House District 8 Election. Edward Gray received 18,663 popular votes (52.74%). The main challenger was Kinkead (43.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Gray and Kinkead

Gray +9.2 pts · won by 3,268 votes
Edward GrayRepublicanWINNER52.74%
18,663 votes
KinkeadDemocratic43.51%
15,395 votes
Birchersocialist2.97%
1,050 votes
Macmillanprohibition0.79%
278 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.