1957 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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The 1957 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1957. Incumbent Democrat Robert B. Meyner defeated Republican nominee Malcolm Forbes with 54.55% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on April 16, 1957.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Robert B. Meyner, incumbent Governor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert B. Meyner | 192,657 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 192,657 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Malcolm Forbes, State Senator
- Wayne Dumont, State Senator
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Malcolm Forbes | 216,677 | 63.72 | |
Republican | Wayne Dumont | 123,350 | 36.28 | |
Total votes | 340,027 | 100.00 |
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Robert B. Meyner, Democratic
- Malcolm Forbes, Republican
Other candidates
- Albert Ronis, Socialist Labor Party of America
- Henry J. Krajewski, American Third
- Winifred O. Perry, Conservative
- Anthony D. Scipio, American
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Robert B. Meyner | 1,101,130 | 54.55% | ||
Republican | Malcolm Forbes | 897,321 | 44.46% | ||
Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 6,306 | 0.31% | ||
Independent | Henry J. Krajewski | 6,256 | 0.31% | ||
Independent | Winifred O. Perry | 5,949 | 0.30% | ||
Independent | Anthony D. Scipio | 1,526 | 0.08% | ||
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Democratic hold | Swing |
References
- ^ a b c "Candidates for the Office of Governor - State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1957. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1957. Retrieved August 26, 2015.