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1961 New Jersey Governor Election
New Jersey · 2 candidates
Hughes +1.7 pts · won by 34,920 votes
Richard J. HughesDemocraticWINNER50.4%
1,084,194 votes
James P. MitchellRepublican48.7%
1,049,274 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.