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1985-11-05 Gubernatorial Election Results for New Jersey


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County Turnout Tom Kean*
(R)		 Peter Shapiro
(D)		 David Headrick
(The True Light)		 Virginia Flynn
(Libertarian)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Atlantic35%38,47769.1%16,61129.8%3650.7%1170.2%1260.2%21,866 55,696
Bergen39%181,23871.5%70,52527.8%4790.2%4870.2%5880.2%110,713 253,317
Burlington30%56,57368.7%25,07830.5%2410.3%2410.3%2140.3%31,495 82,347
Camden33%70,37460.9%43,96038.1%4020.3%4010.3%3700.3%26,414 115,507
Cape May46%23,33174.7%7,66524.5%1130.4%720.2%540.2%15,666 31,235
Cumberland33%21,01766.4%10,06531.8%1530.5%1040.3%3131.0%10,952 31,652
Essex30%121,68566.9%56,69431.2%2,5971.4%3420.2%4440.2%64,991 181,762
Gloucester36%35,42463.6%19,66235.3%3760.7%1730.3%910.2%15,762 55,726
Hudson32%88,16565.1%46,19534.1%2480.2%1970.1%7150.5%41,970 135,520
Hunterdon33%17,87575.4%5,38822.7%870.4%990.4%2671.1%12,487 23,716
Mercer35%53,56263.2%30,21235.6%2120.3%2700.3%5120.6%23,350 84,768
Middlesex35%113,02065.8%56,81533.1%1,1130.6%3120.2%3790.2%56,205 171,639
Monmouth39%109,23872.9%39,52926.4%3310.2%4740.3%2790.2%69,709 149,851
Morris35%85,18978.4%22,84721.0%1590.1%2690.2%1380.1%62,342 108,602
Ocean42%90,67073.7%30,94825.1%2030.2%2060.2%1,0460.8%59,722 123,073
Passaic30%70,89669.8%29,26328.8%2620.3%2060.2%9610.9%41,633 101,588
Salem41%12,37664.9%6,41733.7%1240.7%640.3%820.4%5,959 19,063
Somerset35%44,50275.6%13,60123.1%4600.8%1890.3%1120.2%30,901 58,864
Sussex33%22,10977.7%5,99821.1%1760.6%1380.5%320.1%16,111 28,453
Union36%102,41173.3%35,06025.1%3120.2%2820.2%1,5931.1%67,351 139,658
Warren32%14,49970.4%5,86928.5%1240.6%670.3%280.1%8,630 20,587
TOTAL 35% 1,372,63169.6% 578,40229.3% 8,5370.4% 4,7100.2% 8,3440.4% 794,229 1,972,624
Total R vote: 1,372,631 (69.6%)      Total D vote: 578,402 (29.3%)      Total Other vote: 21,591 (1.1%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $3,398,988 $3,120,115 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**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


Other candidates included: Mark Satinoff (Socialist Workers), 3,703 votes ; Julius Levin (Socialist Labor), 2,740 votes ; George Fishman (Communist), 1,901 votes



1985 Governor, Atlantic County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 38,477 69.1%
Peter Shapiro (D) 16,611 29.8%
David Headrick (The True Light) 365 0.7%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 117 0.2%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 55 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 33 0.1%
George Fishman (Comm) 38 0.1%
TOTAL 55,696
Turnout: 35%


1985 Governor, Bergen County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 181,238 71.5%
Peter Shapiro (D) 70,525 27.8%
David Headrick (The True Light) 479 0.2%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 487 0.2%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 120 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 298 0.1%
George Fishman (Comm) 170 0.1%
TOTAL 253,317
Turnout: 39%


1985 Governor, Burlington County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 56,573 68.7%
Peter Shapiro (D) 25,078 30.5%
David Headrick (The True Light) 241 0.3%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 241 0.3%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 117 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 56 0.1%
George Fishman (Comm) 41 0.0%
TOTAL 82,347
Turnout: 30%


1985 Governor, Camden County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 70,374 60.9%
Peter Shapiro (D) 43,960 38.1%
David Headrick (The True Light) 402 0.3%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 401 0.3%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 73 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 237 0.2%
George Fishman (Comm) 60 0.1%
TOTAL 115,507
Turnout: 33%


1985 Governor, Cape May County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 23,331 74.7%
Peter Shapiro (D) 7,665 24.5%
David Headrick (The True Light) 113 0.4%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 72 0.2%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 15 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 17 0.1%
George Fishman (Comm) 22 0.1%
TOTAL 31,235
Turnout: 46%


1985 Governor, Cumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 21,017 66.4%
Peter Shapiro (D) 10,065 31.8%
David Headrick (The True Light) 153 0.5%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 104 0.3%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 31 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 11 0.0%
George Fishman (Comm) 271 0.9%
TOTAL 31,652
Turnout: 33%


1985 Governor, Essex County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 121,685 66.9%
Peter Shapiro (D) 56,694 31.2%
David Headrick (The True Light) 2,597 1.4%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 342 0.2%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 120 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 82 0.0%
George Fishman (Comm) 242 0.1%
TOTAL 181,762
Turnout: 30%


1985 Governor, Gloucester County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 35,424 63.6%
Peter Shapiro (D) 19,662 35.3%
David Headrick (The True Light) 376 0.7%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 173 0.3%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 36 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 32 0.1%
George Fishman (Comm) 23 0.0%
TOTAL 55,726
Turnout: 36%


1985 Governor, Hudson County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 88,165 65.1%
Peter Shapiro (D) 46,195 34.1%
David Headrick (The True Light) 248 0.2%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 197 0.1%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 191 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 247 0.2%
George Fishman (Comm) 277 0.2%
TOTAL 135,520
Turnout: 32%


1985 Governor, Hunterdon County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 17,875 75.4%
Peter Shapiro (D) 5,388 22.7%
David Headrick (The True Light) 87 0.4%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 99 0.4%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 247 1.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 5 0.0%
George Fishman (Comm) 15 0.1%
TOTAL 23,716
Turnout: 33%


1985 Governor, Mercer County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 53,562 63.2%
Peter Shapiro (D) 30,212 35.6%
David Headrick (The True Light) 212 0.3%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 270 0.3%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 106 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 298 0.4%
George Fishman (Comm) 108 0.1%
TOTAL 84,768
Turnout: 35%


1985 Governor, Middlesex County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 113,020 65.8%
Peter Shapiro (D) 56,815 33.1%
David Headrick (The True Light) 1,113 0.6%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 312 0.2%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 177 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 89 0.1%
George Fishman (Comm) 113 0.1%
TOTAL 171,639
Turnout: 35%


1985 Governor, Monmouth County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 109,238 72.9%
Peter Shapiro (D) 39,529 26.4%
David Headrick (The True Light) 331 0.2%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 474 0.3%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 141 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 54 0.0%
George Fishman (Comm) 84 0.1%
TOTAL 149,851
Turnout: 39%


1985 Governor, Morris County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 85,189 78.4%
Peter Shapiro (D) 22,847 21.0%
David Headrick (The True Light) 159 0.1%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 269 0.2%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 42 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 57 0.1%
George Fishman (Comm) 39 0.0%
TOTAL 108,602
Turnout: 35%


1985 Governor, Ocean County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 90,670 73.7%
Peter Shapiro (D) 30,948 25.1%
David Headrick (The True Light) 203 0.2%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 206 0.2%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 81 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 916 0.7%
George Fishman (Comm) 49 0.0%
TOTAL 123,073
Turnout: 42%


1985 Governor, Passaic County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 70,896 69.8%
Peter Shapiro (D) 29,263 28.8%
David Headrick (The True Light) 262 0.3%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 206 0.2%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 772 0.8%
Julius Levin (SL) 67 0.1%
George Fishman (Comm) 122 0.1%
TOTAL 101,588
Turnout: 30%


1985 Governor, Salem County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 12,376 64.9%
Peter Shapiro (D) 6,417 33.7%
David Headrick (The True Light) 124 0.7%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 64 0.3%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 8 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 8 0.0%
George Fishman (Comm) 66 0.3%
TOTAL 19,063
Turnout: 41%


1985 Governor, Somerset County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 44,502 75.6%
Peter Shapiro (D) 13,601 23.1%
David Headrick (The True Light) 460 0.8%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 189 0.3%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 30 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 39 0.1%
George Fishman (Comm) 43 0.1%
TOTAL 58,864
Turnout: 35%


1985 Governor, Sussex County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 22,109 77.7%
Peter Shapiro (D) 5,998 21.1%
David Headrick (The True Light) 176 0.6%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 138 0.5%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 18 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 5 0.0%
George Fishman (Comm) 9 0.0%
TOTAL 28,453
Turnout: 33%


1985 Governor, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 102,411 73.3%
Peter Shapiro (D) 35,060 25.1%
David Headrick (The True Light) 312 0.2%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 282 0.2%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 1,311 0.9%
Julius Levin (SL) 185 0.1%
George Fishman (Comm) 97 0.1%
TOTAL 139,658
Turnout: 36%


1985 Governor, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Tom Kean* (R) 14,499 70.4%
Peter Shapiro (D) 5,869 28.5%
David Headrick (The True Light) 124 0.6%
Virginia Flynn (Lbt) 67 0.3%
Mark Satinoff (SW) 12 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 4 0.0%
George Fishman (Comm) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 20,587
Turnout: 32%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Tom Kean*
Total Disbursements: $3,398,988

**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

Peter Shapiro
Total Disbursements: $3,120,115

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Tom Kean* 151,259 100.0% $3,398,988
TOTAL VOTES 151,259    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Peter Shapiro 101,243 31.0% $3,120,115
2   John Russo 86,827 26.6% $1,200,691
3   Kenneth Gibson 85,293 26.1% $1,081,160
4   Stephen Wiley 27,914 8.6% $1,059,782
5   Robert Del Tufo 19,742 6.0% $865,453
6   Elliot Greenspan 5,384 1.6%
TOTAL VOTES 326,403