The 1969 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1969.
Republican nominee
William T. Cahill defeated
Democratic nominee
Robert B. Meyner with 59.66% of the vote. This was the only gubernatorial election that Republicans won between 1953 and 1977.
Primary elections were held on June 3.[1] Cahill won the Republican nomination narrowly over fellow
South Jersey Congressman
Charles W. Sandman Jr., while Meyner finished with nearly twice the vote of his closest competitor.
This is the first gubernatorial election since the 19th century, in which a Republican won
Hudson County.