1969 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

New Jersey · 2 candidates · See every 1969 Governor race

Who won the 1969 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

William T. Cahill won the 1969 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. William T. Cahill received 1,411,905 popular votes (59.7%). The main challenger was Robert B. Meyner (38.5%).

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

Cahill +21.2 pts · won by 500,902 votes
1,411,905 votes
911,003 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% 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.