1901 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1901 New Jersey gubernatorial election
	County results; Murphy:40-50%50-60%60-70%; Seymour:50–60%
Governor before election; Foster McGowan Voorhees; Republican	Elected Governor; Franklin Murphy; Republican

The1901 New Jersey gubernatorial electionwas held on November 5, 1901.RepublicannomineeFranklin MurphydefeatedDemocraticnomineeJames M. Seymourwith 50.88% of the vote.

Republican nomination[edit]

At the Republican convention in Trenton on September 26, Franklin Murphy was nominated without opposition.^[1]His name was presented by SenatorThomas N. McCarterof Essex and his nomination was seconded byGeorge Record.A speech was given byJohn W. Griggsand much of the convention was devoted to mourning the death of PresidentWilliam McKinleyless than two weeks prior.^[1]

Democratic nomination[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Christian Braun, former State Senator for Passaic County and mayor of Paterson^[2]^[3]
Howard Carrow, Camden attorney^[2]^[4]
Thomas M. Ferrell,former U.S. Representative from Glassboro^[2]
James E. Martine,member of the Plainfield Common Council^[2]
James M. Seymour,mayor of Newark^[2]

The Democratic convention was held in Trenton on October 1. Unlike the Republican convention, the nomination for Governor was hotly contested and required two ballots to resolved.

1901 Democratic state convention, first ballot^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James M. Seymour	488	42.77%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Ferrell	480	42.07%
	Democratic	Christian Braun	91	7.98%
	Democratic	Howard Carrow	60	5.26%
	Democratic	James E. Martine	22	1.93%
Total votes			1,141	100.00%

1901 Democratic state convention, second ballot^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James M. Seymour	659	56.76%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Ferrell	417	35.92%
	Democratic	Christian Braun	85	7.32%
Total votes			1,161	100.00%

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Joel W. Brown (Prohibition)
Franklin Murphy,businessman and chair of theNew Jersey Republican Party(Republican)
James M. Seymour,mayor ofNewark(Democratic)
Charles H. Vail,pastor of theFirst Universalist Churchin Jersey City (Socialist)
Frank W. Wilson (Socialist Labor)

Results[edit]

1901 New Jersey gubernatorial election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Franklin Murphy	183,814	50.88%	1.97
	Democratic	James M. Seymour	166,681	46.14%	1.13
	Prohibition	Joel W. Brown	5,365	1.49%	0.55
	Socialist	Charles H. Vail	3,489	0.97%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Frank W. Wilson	1,918	0.53%	1.10
Majority
Total votes			361,267	100.00%
	Republicanhold		Swing

References[edit]

^^a ^b"The Governor Named".Bridgeton Pioneer.October 3, 1901. p. 1.RetrievedAugust 5,2023.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g"SEYMOUR: Bowing to the People's Demand, Democratic Convention Names Him for Governor".The Jersey Journal.October 2, 1901. p. 1.RetrievedAugust 5,2023.
^"Christian Braun for Governor".Paterson Evening News.May 3, 1901. p. 1.RetrievedAugust 5,2023.
^"The Morning Post 30 Aug 1901, page 4".The Morning Post.August 30, 1901. p. 4.RetrievedAugust 5,2023.
^Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015).Guide to U.S. Elections.CQ Press.ISBN 9781483380353.RetrievedJanuary 25,2016.

[:0-1] "The Governor Named".Bridgeton Pioneer.October 3, 1901. p. 1.RetrievedAugust 5,2023.

[dconv-2] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g"SEYMOUR: Bowing to the People's Demand, Democratic Convention Names Him for Governor".The Jersey Journal.October 2, 1901. p. 1.RetrievedAugust 5,2023.

[3] "Christian Braun for Governor".Paterson Evening News.May 3, 1901. p. 1.RetrievedAugust 5,2023.

[4] "The Morning Post 30 Aug 1901, page 4".The Morning Post.August 30, 1901. p. 4.RetrievedAugust 5,2023.

[5] Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015).Guide to U.S. Elections.CQ Press.ISBN 9781483380353.RetrievedJanuary 25,2016.

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