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Parents > United States > New Jersey > NJ Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1877 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1877 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1877 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 15, 1878 - 12:00pm
Term End January 18, 1881 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedArthur April 18, 2024 05:00am
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Tribune Almanac for 1878, p. 85 [Link] & New Jersey Legislative Manual for 1878 [Link]
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1874
NameJoseph Dorsett Bedle Votes97,283 (53.65%)
Term01/14/1875 - 01/15/1878 Margin13,233 (+7.30%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1880
NameGeorge C. Ludlow Votes121,666 (49.53%)
Term01/18/1881 - 01/15/1884 Margin651 (+0.27%)
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Name Commanding General George B. McClellan Rep. William Augustus Newell Thomas B. Hoxey Rodolphus Bingham  
PartyDemocratic Republican Greenback Prohibition  
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Uncertified Votes 97,837 (51.65%) 85,094 (44.92%) 5,069 (2.68%) 1,439 (0.76%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -12,743 (-6.73%) -92,768 (-48.97%) -96,398 (-50.89%)  
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