1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election

November 4, 1913

Nominee James Fairman Fielder Edward C. Stokes Everett Colby Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 173,148 140,298 41,132 Percentage 46.1% 37.4% 11.0%

County Results Fielder:      30–40%     40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Stokes:      30–40%      40–50%      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election Leon Rutherford Taylor Democratic Elected Governor James Fairman Fielder Democratic

The 1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1913. Democratic nominee James Fairman Fielder defeated Republican nominee Edward C. Stokes with 46.13% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• James Fairman Fielder, Democratic
• Edward C. Stokes, Republican

Other candidates

• Everett Colby, Progressive Party
• James M. Reilly, Socialist
• James G. Mason, Prohibition Party
• John C. Butterworth, Socialist Labor Party of America
• Daniel F. Dwyer, Independent

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James Fairman Fielder	173,148	46.13%
	Republican	Edward C. Stokes	140,298	37.38%
	Progressive	Everett Colby	41,132	10.96%
	Socialist	James M. Reilly	13,977	3.72%
	Prohibition	James G. Mason	3,427	0.91%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	2,460	0.66%
	Independent	Daniel F. Dwyer	875	0.23%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing