1949 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1949 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

Alfred E. Driscoll won the 1949 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. Alfred E. Driscoll received 885,882 popular votes (51.5%). The main challenger was Elmer H. Wene (47.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Driscoll and Wene

Driscoll +4.4 pts · won by 75,860 votes
885,882 votes
810,022 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.4% 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.