New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1969

November 4, 1969

Governor before election

Richard J. Hughes
Democratic

Elected Governor

William T. Cahill
Republican

The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 1969 was a race for Governor of New Jersey held on November 4, 1969. Republican William T. Cahill defeated Democratic nominee Robert B. Meyner with 59.66% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on Tuesday June 3, 1969.^[1]

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William T. Cahill	158,980	39.31
	Republican	Charles W. Sandman, Jr.	144,877	35.83
	Republican	Harry L. Sears	46,778	11.57
	Republican	Frank X. McDermott	35,503	8.78
	Republican	William E. Ozzard	18,262	4.52
Total votes			'	100.00

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert B. Meyner	173,801	44.77
	Democratic	William F. Kelly	87,888	22.64
	Democratic	Henry Helstoski	60,483	15.58
	Democratic	D. Louis Tonti	34,810	8.97
	Democratic	Ned J. Parsekian	24,908	6.42
	Democratic	John L. Hennessey	6,302	1.62
Total votes			'	100.00

Major party candidates

Other candidates

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1969^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William T. Cahill	1,411,905	59.66%
	Democratic	Robert B. Meyner	911,003	38.49%
	Independent	James E. Johnson	10,725	0.45%
	Independent	Jack D. Alvino	10,149	0.43%
	Independent	Winifred O. Perry	10,128	0.43%
	Independent	Louis Vanderplate	6,611	0.28%
	Socialist Labor	Julius Levin	6,085	0.26%
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

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