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1981-11-03 Gubernatorial Election Results for Somerset County, NJ


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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Turnout Tom Kean
(R)		 Jim Florio
(D)		 Bill Gahres
(Down With Lawyers)		 Chester Grabowski
(The Suffering Majority)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 46% 43,69762.5% 25,12136.0% 1080.2% 1470.2% 7901.1% 18,576 69,863
* incumbent

Other candidates included: Jack Moyers (Libertarian), 2,377 votes ; Paul Rizzo (Independent, Honest, Available), 2,336 votes ; Harry Gaynor (Leadership by Example), 2,209 votes ; James Kolyer (Middle Class Candidate), 2,144 votes ; Julius Levin (Socialist Labor), 2,073 votes ; Charles Stone (Federalist), 1,948 votes ; James Harris (Socialist Workers), 1,681 votes ; Ernest Pellerino (Law & Order), 1,647 votes ; Jasper Gould (Contempt of Court), 1,602 votes

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Tom Kean
Total Disbursements: $1,131,310

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Jim Florio
Total Disbursements: $1,113,925