1985 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1985 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Kean won the 1985 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Kean received 1,372,631 popular votes (69.6%). The main challenger was Peter Shapiro (29.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Kean and Shapiro

Kean +40.3 pts · won by 794,229 votes
1,372,631 votes
578,402 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% 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.