1973 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1973 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

Brendan Byrne won the 1973 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. Brendan Byrne received 1,414,613 popular votes (66.7%). The main challenger was Charles W. Sandman Jr. (31.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Byrne and Jr.

Byrne +34.8 pts · won by 738,378 votes
1,414,613 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.