John Franklin Fort, Governor

John Franklin Fort

Governor
Born
March 20, 1852
Died
November 17, 1920
Age at death
68
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1907
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Fort194,313
Opponents186,300
1
Elections run

John Franklin Fort (1852–1920), a Republican politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1907 governor election in New Jersey with 194,313 votes (49.3%), defeating Frank S. Katzenbach.

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How many votes has John Franklin Fort received?

John Franklin Fort has received 194,313 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Franklin Fort’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1907GovernorNew JerseyWon194,31349.3%Frank S. Katzenbach
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q882960). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.