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1969 New Jersey gubernatorial election
	County results ; Cahill: 50–60% 60–70% Meyner: 50–60%
Governor before election; Richard J. Hughes; Democratic	Elected Governor ; William T. Cahill; Republican

The 1969 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1969. Republican nominee William T. Cahill defeated Democratic nominee Robert B. Meyner with 59.66% of the vote. This was the only gubernatorial election that Republicans won between 1953 and 1977.

Primary elections were held on June 3.^[1] Cahill won the Republican nomination narrowly over fellow South Jersey Congressman Charles W. Sandman Jr., while Meyner finished with nearly twice the vote of his closest competitor.

This is the first gubernatorial election since the 19th century, in which a Republican won Hudson County.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Henry Helstoski, U.S. Representative from East Rutherford
John L. Hennessey, Sea Bright tavern owner^[2]
William F. Kelly, State Senator from Hudson County
Robert B. Meyner, former Governor
Ned J. Parsekian, former State Senator from Bergen County
D. Louis Tonti, director of the New Jersey Highway Authority^[3]

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert B. Meyner	173,801	44.77
	Democratic	William F. Kelly	87,888	22.64
	Democratic	Henry Helstoski	60,483	15.58
	Democratic	D. Louis Tonti	34,810	8.97
	Democratic	Ned J. Parsekian	24,908	6.42
	Democratic	John L. Hennessey	6,302	1.62
Total votes			388,192	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

William T. Cahill, U.S. Representative from Camden County
Frank X. McDermott, State Senator from Union County
William E. Ozzard, former State Senator from Somerset County
Charles W. Sandman Jr., U.S. Representative from Cape May County
Harry L. Sears, State Senator from Morris County

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William T. Cahill	158,980	39.31
	Republican	Charles W. Sandman Jr.	144,877	35.83
	Republican	Harry L. Sears	46,778	11.57
	Republican	Frank X. McDermott	35,503	8.78
	Republican	William E. Ozzard	18,262	4.52
Total votes			404,400	100.00

General election

Candidates

William T. Cahill (Republican)
Robert B. Meyner (Democratic)
James E. Johnson (Independent)
Jack D. Alvino (Independent)
Winifred O. Perry (Conservative)
Louis Vanderplate (Independent)
Jules Levin (Socialist Labor)

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1969^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William T. Cahill	1,411,905	59.66%	18.58
	Democratic	Robert B. Meyner	911,003	38.49%	18.90
	Independent	James E. Johnson	10,725	0.45%	N/A
	Independent	Jack D. Alvino	10,149	0.43%	N/A
	Conservative	Winifred O. Perry	10,128	0.43%	0.47
	Independent	Louis Vanderplate	6,611	0.28%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Julius Levin	6,085	0.26%	0.05
Total votes			2,366,606	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	{{{swing}}}