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 County results Stokes: 50–60% 60–70% Black: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1904 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904.Republican nomineeEdward C. Stokes defeatedDemocratic nomineeCharles C. Black with 53.50% of the vote.
At the state party convention in Trenton on September 20, no opponent emerged to Senator Edward Stokes, and he was nominated enthusiastically without opposition.[1]
Various county parties promoted their favorite sons for the nomination, though the front-runner from the start wasCharles C. Black, the candidate of Hudson County. Black had the support of SenatorJames Smith Jr., Robert Davis, andAllan McDermott. Black, a member of the State Tax Board, was also seen as a leading representative of the Democratic campaign for an equal tax.[2][4]
Ultimately, only two favorite son candidates were nominated against Black: Frank S. Katzenbach of Mercer County and Thomas M. Ferrell of Gloucester. They were soundly defeated at the party convention on September 15 in Trenton.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles C. Black | 945 | 88.32% | |
| Democratic | Thomas M. Ferrell | 75 | 7.01% | |
| Democratic | Frank S. Katzenbach | 50 | 4.67% | |
| Total votes | 1,070 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward C. Stokes | 231,363 | 53.50% |  2.62 | |
| Democratic | Charles C. Black | 179,719 | 41.56% |  4.58 | |
| Socialist | Henry R. Kearns | 8,858 | 2.05% | 1.08 | |
| Prohibition | James Parker | 6,687 | 1.55% | 0.06 | |
| Populist | George A. Honnecker | 3,285 | 0.76% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labor | George P. Herrschaft | 2,526 | 0.58% | 0.05 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Total votes | 432,438 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
