1886 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1886 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886. Democratic nominee Robert Stockton Green defeated Republican nominee Benjamin Franklin Howey with 47.44% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
- Clinton B. Fisk, banker and Civil War general
- Robert Stockton Green, U.S. Representative from Elizabeth
- Benjamin Franklin Howey, former U.S. Representative from Columbia