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.

Candidates

 * Clinton B. Fisk, banker and Civil War general (Prohibition)
 * Robert Stockton Green, U.S. Representative from Elizabeth (Democratic)
 * Benjamin Franklin Howey, former U.S. Representative from Columbia (Republican)