Griggs was the first Republican elected Governor of New Jersey since Marcus Lawrence Ward in 1865. His election culminated a political realignment in the state from slightly-but-solidly Democratic to Republican; Republicans would not lose another gubernatorial election until 1910.
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1895, jersey, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1895, republican, nominee, john, griggs, defeated, democratic, nominee, alexander, mcgill, with, vote, 1892, november, 1895, 1898, nominee, john, griggs, alexander, mcgillparty, republican, democraticpopul. The 1895 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5 1895 Republican nominee John W Griggs defeated Democratic nominee Alexander T McGill with 52 28 of the vote 1895 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1892 November 5 1895 1898 Nominee John W Griggs Alexander T McGillParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 162 900 136 000Percentage 52 3 43 6 County resultsGriggs 40 50 50 60 60 70 McGill 50 60 Governor before electionGeorge Theodore WertsDemocratic Elected Governor John W GriggsRepublicanGriggs was the first Republican elected Governor of New Jersey since Marcus Lawrence Ward in 1865 His election culminated a political realignment in the state from slightly but solidly Democratic to Republican Republicans would not lose another gubernatorial election until 1910 Contents 1 Republican nomination 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Convention 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 ReferencesRepublican nomination editCandidates edit John J Gardner U S Representative from Atlantic City 1 John W Griggs State Senator for Passaic County 1 John Kean former U S Representative from Elizabeth and nominee for Governor in 1892 1 Maurice Rogers State Senator for Camden County 1 Foster McGowan Voorhees State Senator for Union County 1 Elias S Ward Newark businessman 1 Convention edit 1895 Republican convention first ballot 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John W Griggs 294 34 75 Republican John Kean 207 24 47 Republican Elias S Ward 168 19 86 Republican Maurice Rogers 79 9 34 Republican Foster McGowan Voorhees 74 8 75 Republican John J Gardner 23 2 72 Republican Toffey 1 0 12 Total votes 846 100 00 1895 Republican convention second ballot 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John W Griggs 338 39 91 Republican John Kean 248 29 28 Republican Elias S Ward 166 19 60 Republican Foster McGowan Voorhees 65 7 67 Republican Maurice Rogers 29 3 42 Republican Toffey 1 0 12 Total votes 847 100 00 1895 Republican convention third ballot 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John W Griggs 547 64 58 Republican Elias S Ward 138 16 29 Republican John Kean 123 14 52 Republican Foster McGowan Voorhees 38 4 49 Republican Toffey 1 0 12 Total votes 847 100 00 General election editCandidates edit William B Ellis Populist John W Griggs State Senator for Passaic County Republican George B Keim Socialist Labor Alexander T McGill Chancellor of New Jersey Democratic Henry W Wilbur Prohibition Results edit New Jersey gubernatorial election 1895 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican John W Griggs 162 900 52 28 nbsp 4 89Democratic Alexander T McGill 136 000 43 64 nbsp 6 01Prohibition Henry W Wilbur 6 661 2 14 nbsp 0 16Socialist Labor George B Keim 4 147 1 33 nbsp 0 93Populist William B Ellis 1 901 0 61 nbsp 0 34MajorityTurnoutRepublican gain from Democratic SwingReferences edit a b c d e f g h i CONVENTION NOMINATES J W GRIGGS Republicans Choose Him for Governor on Third Ballot Press of Atlantic City September 20 1895 p 1 Retrieved August 5 2023 Kalb Deborah December 24 2015 Guide to U S Elections CQ Press ISBN 9781483380353 Retrieved January 25 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1895 New Jersey gubernatorial election amp oldid 1173748671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
