1883 New Jersey gubernatorial election
November 6, 1883
 
Nominee Leon Abbett Jonathan Dixon
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 103,856 97,047
Percentage 49.9% 46.6%
Governor before election

George C. Ludlow
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Leon Abbett
Democratic

The 1883 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1883. Democratic nominee Leon Abbett defeated Republican nominee Jonathan Dixon with 49.93% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

  • Leon Abbett, corporation counsel for Jersey City and former State Senator for Hudson County (Democratic)
  • Jonathan Dixon, Jersey City judge (Republican)
  • Solomon Parsons, (Prohibition)
  • Benjamin Urner, (Greenback)

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1883[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Leon Abbett 103,856 49.93% Increase 0.40
Republican Jonathan Dixon 97,047 46.65% Decrease 2.62
Prohibition Solomon Parsons 4,153 2.00% Increase 1.92
Greenback Benjamin Urner 2,960 1.42% Increase 0.30
Majority
Total votes 208,016 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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