New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1977

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1977
New Jersey
November 8, 1977
 
Candidate Brendan Byrne Raymond Bateman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,184,564 888,880
Percentage 55.71% 41.81%
Governor before election

Brendan Byrne
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Brendan Byrne
Democratic

The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 1977 was a race for Governor of New Jersey held on November 8, 1977. Incumbent Democrat Brendan Byrne defeated Republican nominee Raymond Bateman with 55.71% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on Tuesday June 7, 1977.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brendan Byrne 175,448 30.30
Democratic Robert A. Roe 134,116 23.16
Democratic Ralph DeRose 99,948 17.26
Democratic James Florio 87,743 15.15
Democratic Joseph A. Hoffman 58,835 10.16
Democratic Raymond Garramone 6,602 1.14
Democratic A. Howard Freund 6,205 1.07
Democratic Paul T. Jordan 2,996 0.52
Democratic Emery J. Zold 2,934 0.51
Democratic George Koukos 2,889 0.50
Democratic Melvin M. Whaley 1,282 0.22
Total votes ' 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raymond Bateman 196,592 54.70
Republican Thomas Kean 129,982 36.17
Republican C. Robert Sarcone 20,961 5.81
Republican William A. Angus Jr. 11,954 3.33
Total votes ' 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

New Jersey Gubernatorial Election, 1977[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brendan Byrne 1,184,564 55.71%
Republican Raymond Bateman 888,880 41.81%
Independent Francis W. Flowers 8,677 0.41%
Independent Chester Grabowski 8,494 0.40%
Libertarian Frank J. Primich 5,674 0.27%
Independent Chauncey E. McSpiritt 4,464 0.21%
Independent Paul B. Rizzo 3,691 0.17%
Independent Richard D. McAleer 3,688 0.17%
Independent John F. Donato 3,189 0.15%
Independent Angelo S. Massaro 3,031 0.14%
Independent William Zsidisin 2,974 0.14%
Socialist Labor Julius Levin 2,276 0.11%
Independent Jasper C. Gould 2,248 0.11%
Independent Leif O. Johnson 1,601 0.08%
Majority
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Candidates for the Office of Governor - State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1977. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1977. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
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