1953 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1953 New Jersey gubernatorial election

← 1949 November 3, 1953 1957 →
 
Nominee Robert B. Meyner Paul L. Troast
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 962,710 809,068
Percentage 53.2% 44.7%

County results
Meyner:      50–60%      60–70%
Troast:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Alfred E. Driscoll
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert B. Meyner
Democratic

The 1953 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1953. Incumbent governor Alfred E. Driscoll was constitutionally prohibited from seeking a third term in office. Democratic former State Senator Robert B. Meyner defeated Republican businessman Paul L. Troast winning 53.17% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on April 21, 1953.[1]

  1. ^ "Candidates for the Office of Governor - State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1953. Retrieved August 27, 2015.