1892 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Results
Table:
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1892[1]

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

±%

Democratic

George Theodore Werts

167,257

49.65%

Republican

John Kean

159,632

47.39%

Prohibition

Thomas J. Kennedy

7,750

2.30%

Socialist Labor

George B. Keim

1,338

0.40%

Independent

Benjamin Bird

894

0.27%

Majority

Turnout

Democratic hold

Swing

Looking at the data within the table titled 1892 New Jersey gubernatorial election, section Results, answer the following question with a short sentence: What percentage of the vote did George Theodore Werts earn in the 1892 New Jersey gubernatorial election, and which candidate was his main challenger? Output only the correct answer as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: Democratic nominee George Theodore Werts defeated Republican nominee John Kean with 49.65% of the vote.