1898 New Jersey gubernatorial election

The 1898 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Republican nominee Foster McGowan Voorhees defeated Democratic nominee Elvin W. Crane with 48.91% of the vote.

1898 New Jersey gubernatorial election

November 8, 1898

Nominee Foster McGowan Voorhees Elvin W. Crane Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 164,051 158,552 Percentage 48.9% 47.3%

Governor before election David Ogden Watkins Republican Elected Governor Foster McGowan Voorhees Republican

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Foster McGowan Voorhees, Republican
• Elvin W. Crane, Democratic

Other candidates

• Thomas H. Landon, Prohibition Party
• Matthew Maguire, Socialist Labor Party of America
• Frederick Schrayshuen, Populist

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1898[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Foster McGowan Voorhees	164,051	48.91%
	Democratic	Elvin W. Crane	158,552	47.27%
	Prohibition	Thomas H. Landon	6,893	2.06%
	Socialist Labor	Matthew Maguire	5,458	1.63%
	Independent	Frederick Schrayshuen	491	0.15%
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-01-25.