1880 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Results

1880 New Jersey gubernatorial election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	George C. Ludlow	121,666	49.53%

Republican	Frederic A. Potts	121,015	49.27%

Greenback	Thomas B. Hoxey	2,759	1.12%

Prohibition	Stephen B. Ransom	195	0.08%

Majority

Turnout

Democratic hold	Swing

Sentence(s)

Democratic nominee George C. Ludlow defeated Republican nominee Frederic A. Potts with 49.53% of the vote.

final_sentence: Democratic nominee George C. Ludlow defeated Republican nominee Frederic A. Potts with 49.53% of the vote.