1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election
James Fairman Fielder Democratic Walter Evans Edge Republican The 1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.Republican nominee Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee H. Otto Wittpenn with 55.44% of the vote.Wittpenn, who had run for Governor in 1913 but withdrew in favor of James Fairman Fielder,[1] was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.