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1977-11-08 Gubernatorial Election Results for New Jersey


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County Turnout Brendan Byrne*
(D)		 Raymond Bateman
(R)		 Francis Flowers
(Declare Your Independence)		 Chester Grabowski
(Independents For All)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Atlantic48%36,79058.0%25,02039.4%5090.8%650.1%1,0581.7%11,770 63,442
Bergen43%153,43456.9%111,85841.5%3070.1%9680.4%3,0841.1%41,576 269,651
Burlington38%55,99162.6%31,37835.1%6940.8%1270.1%1,3221.5%24,613 89,512
Camden42%87,33465.8%40,60830.6%1,8021.4%2060.2%2,7172.0%46,726 132,667
Cape May54%15,81453.5%13,30745.0%920.3%520.2%2881.0%2,507 29,553
Cumberland38%16,74151.2%14,98045.8%1150.4%1530.5%7122.2%1,761 32,701
Essex35%120,57658.0%83,40940.1%3410.2%5800.3%2,9321.4%37,167 207,838
Gloucester44%33,43359.3%20,53236.4%1,5732.8%530.1%8201.5%12,901 56,411
Hudson36%89,18162.4%49,16034.4%2340.2%1,4841.0%2,8322.0%40,021 142,891
Hunterdon46%12,60849.9%12,16848.1%760.3%570.2%3741.5%440 25,283
Mercer46%65,37165.3%32,99432.9%2220.2%1840.2%1,4041.4%32,377 100,175
Middlesex44%104,68757.4%72,47739.7%1,2350.7%1,0790.6%3,0101.6%32,210 182,488
Monmouth44%81,15555.5%62,03142.4%1770.1%2600.2%2,6051.8%19,124 146,228
Morris45%55,03344.6%66,28853.7%1460.1%2510.2%1,7631.4%-11,255 123,481
Ocean51%59,30755.1%45,51342.3%2800.3%1940.2%2,3692.2%13,794 107,663
Passaic35%49,22344.8%57,54552.3%1690.2%1,3691.2%1,6551.5%-8,322 109,961
Salem45%9,96152.8%8,35944.3%1570.8%190.1%3692.0%1,602 18,865
Somerset51%29,28641.3%40,16456.7%920.1%1810.3%1,1481.6%-10,878 70,871
Sussex43%13,43146.3%14,57550.3%630.2%790.3%8332.9%-1,144 28,981
Union45%82,13049.7%77,69547.1%3220.2%1,0770.7%3,8742.3%4,435 165,098
Warren41%13,07858.1%8,81939.2%710.3%560.2%4802.1%4,259 22,504
TOTAL 44% 1,184,56455.7% 888,88041.8% 8,6770.4% 8,4940.4% 35,6491.7% 295,684 2,126,264
Total R vote: 888,880 (41.8%)      Total D vote: 1,184,564 (55.7%)      Total Other vote: 52,820 (2.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $2,260,972 $2,606,483 $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: Frank Primich (Libertarian), 5,674 votes ; Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart), 4,464 votes ; Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent), 3,691 votes ; Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax), 3,688 votes ; John Donato (Axe the Tax), 3,189 votes ; Angelo Massaro (People's Choice), 3,031 votes ; William Zsidisin (One For All), 2,974 votes ; Julius Levin (Socialist Labor), 2,276 votes ; Jasper Gould (I), 2,248 votes ; Leif Johnson (Labor), 1,601 votes ; Robert Ganteume (Grass Roots), 1,480 votes ; Bill Gahres (Right to Die), 1,333 votes



1977 Governor, Atlantic County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 36,790 58.0%
Raymond Bateman (R) 25,020 39.4%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 509 0.8%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 65 0.1%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 82 0.1%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 119 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 55 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 146 0.2%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 39 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 41 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 41 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 61 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 53 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 421 0.7%
TOTAL 63,442
Turnout: 48%


1977 Governor, Bergen County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 153,434 56.9%
Raymond Bateman (R) 111,858 41.5%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 307 0.1%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 968 0.4%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 620 0.2%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 413 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 204 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 169 0.1%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 731 0.3%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 141 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 108 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 248 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 87 0.0%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 363 0.1%
TOTAL 269,651
Turnout: 43%


1977 Governor, Burlington County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 55,991 62.6%
Raymond Bateman (R) 31,378 35.1%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 694 0.8%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 127 0.1%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 124 0.1%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 203 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 115 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 240 0.3%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 70 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 67 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 73 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 117 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 108 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 205 0.2%
TOTAL 89,512
Turnout: 38%


1977 Governor, Camden County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 87,334 65.8%
Raymond Bateman (R) 40,608 30.6%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 1,802 1.4%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 206 0.2%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 231 0.2%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 377 0.3%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 111 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 785 0.6%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 137 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 335 0.3%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 101 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 185 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 142 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 313 0.2%
TOTAL 132,667
Turnout: 42%


1977 Governor, Cape May County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 15,814 53.5%
Raymond Bateman (R) 13,307 45.0%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 92 0.3%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 52 0.2%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 24 0.1%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 46 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 21 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 26 0.1%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 65 0.2%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 12 0.0%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 7 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 17 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 18 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 52 0.2%
TOTAL 29,553
Turnout: 54%


1977 Governor, Cumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 16,741 51.2%
Raymond Bateman (R) 14,980 45.8%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 115 0.4%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 153 0.5%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 43 0.1%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 66 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 65 0.2%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 68 0.2%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 58 0.2%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 29 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 23 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 183 0.6%
Jasper Gould (I) 46 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 131 0.4%
TOTAL 32,701
Turnout: 38%


1977 Governor, Essex County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 120,576 58.0%
Raymond Bateman (R) 83,409 40.1%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 341 0.2%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 580 0.3%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 316 0.2%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 328 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 117 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 186 0.1%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 441 0.2%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 887 0.4%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 68 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 246 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 70 0.0%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 273 0.1%
TOTAL 207,838
Turnout: 35%


1977 Governor, Gloucester County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 33,433 59.3%
Raymond Bateman (R) 20,532 36.4%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 1,573 2.8%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 53 0.1%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 144 0.3%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 144 0.3%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 61 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 121 0.2%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 41 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 32 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 32 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 42 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 53 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 150 0.3%
TOTAL 56,411
Turnout: 44%


1977 Governor, Hudson County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 89,181 62.4%
Raymond Bateman (R) 49,160 34.4%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 234 0.2%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 1,484 1.0%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 351 0.2%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 142 0.1%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 897 0.6%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 306 0.2%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 296 0.2%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 144 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 138 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 141 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 124 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 293 0.2%
TOTAL 142,891
Turnout: 36%


1977 Governor, Hunterdon County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 12,608 49.9%
Raymond Bateman (R) 12,168 48.1%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 76 0.3%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 57 0.2%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 68 0.3%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 55 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 19 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 47 0.2%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 15 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 13 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 15 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 14 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 26 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 102 0.4%
TOTAL 25,283
Turnout: 46%


1977 Governor, Mercer County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 65,371 65.3%
Raymond Bateman (R) 32,994 32.9%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 222 0.2%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 184 0.2%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 147 0.1%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 236 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 84 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 179 0.2%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 75 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 68 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 87 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 97 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 88 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 343 0.3%
TOTAL 100,175
Turnout: 46%


1977 Governor, Middlesex County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 104,687 57.4%
Raymond Bateman (R) 72,477 39.7%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 1,235 0.7%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 1,079 0.6%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 242 0.1%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 406 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 1,110 0.6%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 237 0.1%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 137 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 252 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 80 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 154 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 146 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 246 0.1%
TOTAL 182,488
Turnout: 44%


1977 Governor, Monmouth County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 81,155 55.5%
Raymond Bateman (R) 62,031 42.4%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 177 0.1%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 260 0.2%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 598 0.4%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 377 0.3%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 149 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 192 0.1%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 141 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 213 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 80 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 105 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 548 0.4%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 202 0.1%
TOTAL 146,228
Turnout: 44%


1977 Governor, Morris County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 55,033 44.6%
Raymond Bateman (R) 66,288 53.7%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 146 0.1%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 251 0.2%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 335 0.3%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 259 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 93 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 130 0.1%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 130 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 54 0.0%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 52 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 153 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 109 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 448 0.4%
TOTAL 123,481
Turnout: 45%


1977 Governor, Ocean County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 59,307 55.1%
Raymond Bateman (R) 45,513 42.3%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 280 0.3%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 194 0.2%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 1,106 1.0%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 264 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 113 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 157 0.1%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 70 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 59 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 171 0.2%
Julius Levin (SL) 92 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 111 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 226 0.2%
TOTAL 107,663
Turnout: 51%


1977 Governor, Passaic County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 49,223 44.8%
Raymond Bateman (R) 57,545 52.3%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 169 0.2%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 1,369 1.2%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 179 0.2%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 281 0.3%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 133 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 148 0.1%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 213 0.2%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 243 0.2%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 47 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 163 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 63 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 185 0.2%
TOTAL 109,961
Turnout: 35%


1977 Governor, Salem County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 9,961 52.8%
Raymond Bateman (R) 8,359 44.3%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 157 0.8%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 19 0.1%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 40 0.2%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 72 0.4%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 16 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 33 0.2%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 35 0.2%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 10 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 55 0.3%
Julius Levin (SL) 41 0.2%
Jasper Gould (I) 24 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 43 0.2%
TOTAL 18,865
Turnout: 45%


1977 Governor, Somerset County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 29,286 41.3%
Raymond Bateman (R) 40,164 56.7%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 92 0.1%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 181 0.3%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 614 0.9%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 92 0.1%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 30 0.0%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 48 0.1%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 116 0.2%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 21 0.0%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 23 0.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 40 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 93 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 71 0.1%
TOTAL 70,871
Turnout: 51%


1977 Governor, Sussex County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 13,431 46.3%
Raymond Bateman (R) 14,575 50.3%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 63 0.2%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 79 0.3%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 107 0.4%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 166 0.6%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 68 0.2%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 87 0.3%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 43 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 70 0.2%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 23 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 27 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 179 0.6%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 63 0.2%
TOTAL 28,981
Turnout: 43%


1977 Governor, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 82,130 49.7%
Raymond Bateman (R) 77,695 47.1%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 322 0.2%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 1,077 0.7%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 244 0.1%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 262 0.2%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 202 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 346 0.2%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 303 0.2%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 315 0.2%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 1,732 1.0%
Julius Levin (SL) 137 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 108 0.1%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 225 0.1%
TOTAL 165,098
Turnout: 45%


1977 Governor, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Brendan Byrne* (D) 13,078 58.1%
Raymond Bateman (R) 8,819 39.2%
Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 71 0.3%
Chester Grabowski (Independents For All) 56 0.2%
Frank Primich (Lbt) 59 0.3%
Chauncey McSpiritt (Cheap, Chauncey, Upstart) 156 0.7%
Paul Rizzo (Trenton Independent) 28 0.1%
Richard McAleer (Anti-Income Tax) 37 0.2%
John Donato (Axe the Tax) 33 0.1%
Angelo Massaro (People's Choice) 25 0.1%
William Zsidisin (One For All) 18 0.1%
Julius Levin (SL) 13 0.1%
Jasper Gould (I) 52 0.2%
Leif Johnson (Lab) 59 0.3%
TOTAL 22,504
Turnout: 41%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Brendan Byrne*
Total Disbursements: $2,260,972

**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

Raymond Bateman
Total Disbursements: $2,606,483

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Raymond Bateman 196,592 54.7%
2   Tom Kean 129,982 36.2%
3   Robert Sarcone 20,861 5.8%
4   William Angus 11,954 3.3%
TOTAL VOTES 359,389  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Brendan Byrne* 175,448 30.3%
2   Robert Roe 134,116 23.2%
3   Ralph DeRose 99,948 17.3%
4   Jim Florio 87,743 15.2%
5   Joseph Hoffman 58,835 10.2%
6   Raymond Garramone 6,602 1.1%
7   Howard Freund 6,205 1.1%
8   Paul Jordan 2,996 0.5%
9   Emery Zold 2,934 0.5%
10   George Koukos 2,889 0.5%
11   Melvin Whaley 1,282 0.2%
TOTAL VOTES 578,998