1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election

November 5, 1907

Nominee John Franklin Fort Frank S. Katzenbach Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,313 186,300 Percentage 49.3% 47.3%

Governor before election Edward C. Stokes Republican Elected Governor John Franklin Fort Republican

The 1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1907. Republican nominee John Franklin Fort defeated Democratic nominee Frank S. Katzenbach with 49.28% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• John Franklin Fort, Republican
• Frank S. Katzenbach, Democratic

Other candidates

• Frederick Krafft, Socialist
• James G. Mason, Prohibition Party
• John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Franklin Fort	194,313	49.28%
	Democratic	Frank S. Katzenbach	186,300	47.25%
	Socialist	Frederick Krafft	6,848	1.74%
	Prohibition	James G. Mason	5,255	1.33%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	1,568	0.40%
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing