New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1907

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1907

November 5, 1907

Candidate John Franklin Fort Frank S. Katzenbach Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,313 186,300 Percentage 49.28% 47.25%

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

The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 1907 was a race for Governor of New Jersey held on November 5, 1907. Republican 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