Election 1898 Results
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1898 New Jersey governor election
Foster M. Voorhees (Republican) beat Elvin W. Crane (Democrat) in New Jersey in 1898, 48.9% to 47.3%, a margin of 1.6 points and 5,499 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1895, when John W. Griggs won.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster M. Voorhees won | Republican | 164,051 | 48.9% |
| Elvin W. Crane | Democratic | 158,552 | 47.3% |
| All other candidates | 12,842 | 3.8% | |
| Total | 335,445 |
New Jersey governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |