The 1880 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880.
Democratic nominee
George C. Ludlow defeated
Republican
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nominee
Frederic A. Potts
Frederic Augustus Potts (April 4, 1836 – November 9, 1888) was an American businessman and Republican party politician who was the Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1880.
Potts was born in 1836 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania to ...
with 49.53% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
*Thomas B. Hoxey, nominee for Governor in 1877 (Greenback)
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George C. Ludlow, State Senator for Middlesex County (Democratic)
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Frederic A. Potts
Frederic Augustus Potts (April 4, 1836 – November 9, 1888) was an American businessman and Republican party politician who was the Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1880.
Potts was born in 1836 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania to ...
, former State Senator for Hunterdon County and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1872 and 1878 (Republican)
*Stephen B. Ransom (Prohibition)
Results
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1880
Events
January–March
* January 22 – Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia.
* January – The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy.
* February †...
New Jersey
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Gubernatorial
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November 1880 events