1883 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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[edit]

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)

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

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

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