<page_title> 1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Republican <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Walter Evans Edge <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 55.44% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Democratic <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> H. Otto Wittpenn <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> </table>
Republican nominee Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee H. Otto Wittpenn with 55.44% of the vote.