1953 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1953 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

Robert B. Meyner won the 1953 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. Robert B. Meyner received 962,710 popular votes (53.2%). The main challenger was Paul L. Troast (44.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Meyner and Troast

Meyner +8.5 pts · won by 153,642 votes
962,710 votes
809,068 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% 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.