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  NJ Governor - D Primary
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Parents > United States > New Jersey > NJ Governor
OfficeGovernor
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline April 01, 1977 - 12:00pm
Polls Open June 07, 1977 - 06:00am
Polls Close June 07, 1977 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 13, 1978 - 12:00pm
Term End January 13, 1982 - 12:00pm
Contributor*crickets chirp*
Last ModifiedMr. Matt January 21, 2011 11:47am
Data SourcesN.J. State Dept. Results of the Primary Election 1974-78 p. 1977-3
DescriptionThe incredibly low popularity of Governor Brendan Byrne led to a hotly fought race for the Democratic nomination for Governor.

Paul Jordan dropped out before the election but his name was not removed from the ballot in some counties.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1973
NameBrendan T. Byrne Votes1,414,613 (66.66%)
Term01/15/1974 - 01/17/1978 Margin738,378 (+34.80%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Brendan T. Byrne Rep. Robert A. Roe Ralph C. De Rose Rep. James J. "Jim" Florio Joseph A. Hoffman St. Sen. Raymond Garramone A. Howard Freund
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes175,448 (30.30%) 134,116 (23.16%) 99,948 (17.26%) 87,743 (15.15%) 58,835 (10.16%) 6,602 (1.14%) 6,205 (1.07%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -41,332 (-7.14%) -75,500 (-13.04%) -87,705 (-15.15%) -116,613 (-20.14%) -168,846 (-29.16%) -169,243 (-29.23%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Mayor Paul Jordan Emory J. Zold George Koukos Melvin M. Whaley
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes2,996 (0.52%) 2,934 (0.51%) 2,889 (0.50%) 1,282 (0.22%)
Margin-172,452 (-29.78%) -172,514 (-29.80%) -172,559 (-29.80%) -174,166 (-30.08%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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