Elections / 1985 · Governor · NJ
New Jersey — 1985 governor election
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Akashic1985 · GovernorNew Jersey · GovernorThomas KeanR+40.7
Candidates
New Jersey 1985 governor — certified statewide results.
- Thomas Kean✓Republican1,372,63170.4%
- Peter ShapiroDemocratic578,40229.6%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+20.9Governor 1985R+40.7vs. baselineR+19.8
New Jersey's 1985 governor race ran 19.8 points more Republican than its 1984 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1985 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.