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1892 New Jersey gubernatorial election
	County results; Werts: 40–50% 50–60%; Kean: 40–50% 50-60%
Governor before election; Leon Abbett; Democratic	Elected Governor ; George Theodore Werts; Democratic

The 1892 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. Democratic nominee George Theodore Werts defeated Republican nominee John Kean with 49.65% of the vote.

This was the ninth consecutive Democratic gubernatorial victory, the party's longest in history.

General election edit

Benjamin Bird, (Populist)
John Kean, chair of the New Jersey Republican Party and former U.S. Representative (Republican)
George B. Keim, (Socialist Labor)
Thomas J. Kennedy, (Prohibition)
George Theodore Werts, State Senator for Morris County and President of the New Jersey Senate (Democratic)

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1892^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Theodore Werts	167,257	49.65%	1.72
	Republican	John Kean	159,632	47.39%	1.31
	Prohibition	Thomas J. Kennedy	7,750	2.30%	0.25
	Socialist Labor	George B. Keim	1,338	0.40%	N/A
	Populist	Benjamin Bird	894	0.27%	N/A
Majority
Total votes			336,871	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

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