1850 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Results
Table:
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1850[1]

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

±%

Democratic

George Franklin Fort

39,726

53.84%

Whig

John Runk

34,054

46.16%

Majority

Turnout

Democratic hold

Swing

Taking into account the table named 1850 New Jersey gubernatorial election — section "Results", give a short sentence answer to: What were the parties/candidates and winning vote percentage for the 1850 NJ gubernatorial election? Respond with the correct answer in JSON format as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: Democratic nominee George Franklin Fort defeated Whig nominee John Runk with 53.84% of the vote.