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1883 New Jersey governor election

Leon Abbett (Democrat) beat Jonathan Dixon (Republican) in New Jersey in 1883, 49.9% to 46.7%, a margin of 3.3 points and 6,809 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1880, when George C. Ludlow won.

Democrats led in 11 of the 21 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10. The largest, Essex, cast 33,872 votes and went to the Republican by 6.8 points. The closest was Burlington, where 21 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Leon Abbett won Democratic 103,856 49.9%
Jonathan Dixon Republican 97,047 46.7%
All other candidates 7,113 3.4%
Total208,016

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Essex 15,557 45.9% 17,854 52.7% 461 33,872 R+6.8
Hudson 15,293 55.9% 12,009 43.9% 64 27,366 D+12.0
Mercer 6,559 50.4% 6,212 47.7% 240 13,011 D+2.7
Monmouth 7,113 54.9% 5,390 41.6% 455 12,958 D+13.3
Camden 5,199 44.8% 5,948 51.2% 463 11,610 R+6.5
Passaic 5,444 47.8% 5,748 50.4% 206 11,398 R+2.7
Burlington 5,200 46.6% 5,221 46.7% 749 11,170 R+0.2
Union 4,864 50.4% 4,344 45.0% 451 9,659 D+5.4
Middlesex 5,055 52.9% 4,274 44.7% 222 9,551 D+8.2
Morris 3,709 43.0% 4,328 50.2% 581 8,618 R+7.2
Hunterdon 4,491 58.2% 2,537 32.9% 687 7,715 D+25.3
Warren 4,405 59.8% 2,311 31.4% 647 7,363 D+28.4
Cumberland 3,021 41.5% 3,801 52.3% 449 7,271 R+10.7
Bergen 3,346 54.2% 2,736 44.4% 87 6,169 D+9.9
Gloucester 2,687 45.2% 3,053 51.3% 208 5,948 R+6.2
Salem 2,515 47.4% 2,594 48.9% 199 5,308 R+1.5
Somerset 2,547 49.7% 2,522 49.2% 56 5,125 D+0.5
Sussex 2,927 58.9% 1,723 34.7% 317 4,967 D+24.2
Atlantic 1,607 40.8% 2,040 51.8% 292 3,939 R+11.0
Ocean 1,524 47.0% 1,665 51.3% 55 3,244 R+4.3
Cape May 793 45.2% 737 42.0% 224 1,754 D+3.2

Counties as they stood in 1883; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

New Jersey governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2025 Mikie Sherrill (D) D+14.4
2021 Phil Murphy (D) D+3.2
2017 Philip Murphy (D) D+14.1
2013 Chris Christie (R) R+22.1
2009 Chris Christie (R) R+3.6
2005 Jon S. Corzine (D) D+10.4
2001 James McGreevey (D) D+14.8
1997 Christine T. Whitman (R) R+1.1
1993 Christine T. Whitman (R) R+1.0
1989 James J. Florio (D) D+24.0
1985 Thomas H. Kean (R) R+40.3
1981 Thomas H. Kean (R) R+0.1
1977 Brendan T. Byrne (D) D+13.9
1973 Brendan T. Byrne (D) D+34.8
1969 William T. Cahill (R) R+21.2
1965 Richard J. Hughes (D) D+16.3
1961 Richard J. Hughes (D) D+1.6
1957 Robert B. Meyner (D) D+10.1
1953 Robert B. Meyner (D) D+8.5
1949 Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (R) R+4.4
1946 Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (R) R+15.7
1943 Walter E. Edge (R) R+11.1
1940 Charles Edison (D) D+3.3
1937 Arthur Harry Moore (D) D+3.1
1934 Harold G. Hoffman (R) R+0.9
1931 A. Harry Moore (D) D+18.1
1928 Morgan F. Larson (R) R+10.1
1925 Arthur Harry Moore (D) D+4.2
1922 George S. Silzer (D) D+5.4
1919 Edward I. Edwards (D) D+3.3
1916 Walter Evans Edge (R) R+15.6
1913 James Fairman Fielder (D) D+8.8
1910 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+11.3
1907 John Franklin Fort (R) R+2.0
1904 Edward C. Stokes (R) R+11.9
1901 Franklin Murphy (R) R+4.7
1898 Foster M. Voorhees (R) R+1.6
1895 John W. Griggs (R) R+8.6
1892 George T. Werts (D) D+2.3
1889 Leon Abbett (D) D+5.3
1886 Robert S. Green (D) D+3.5
1883 Leon Abbett (D) D+3.3
1880 George C. Ludlow (D) D+0.3
1877 George B. McClellan (D) D+6.7
1874 Joseph D. Bedle (D) D+7.3
1871 Joel Parker (D) D+3.8
1868 Theodore F. Randolph (D) D+2.8
1865 Marcus Lawrence Ward (R) R+2.1