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New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1953

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962,710
  
809,068

Start date
  
November 3, 1953

53.17%
  
44.68%

Winner
  
Robert B Meyner

The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 1953 was a race for Governor of New Jersey held on November 3, 1953. Democrat Robert B. Meyner defeated Republican nominee Paul L. Troast with 53.17% of the vote.

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Primary elections

Primary elections were held on Tuesday April 21, 1953.

Candidates

  • Robert B. Meyner
  • Elmer H. Wene
  • Alexander F. Ormsby
  • John J. Winberry
  • Candidates

  • Paul L. Troast
  • Malcolm Forbes
  • Kenneth C. Hand
  • Alvin W. Van Schoick
  • Frederick F. Richardson
  • Fred E. Shepard
  • Charles Richard Klein
  • Candidates

    Major party candidates

  • Robert B. Meyner, Democratic
  • Paul L. Troast, Republican
  • Other candidates

  • Clendenin Ryan, Independent Voters
  • Henry J. Krajewski, Veterans Bonus Now
  • Albert Ronis, Socialist Labor Party of America
  • References

    New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1953 Wikipedia