1981 Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results

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Gubernatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Thomas H. Kean, Sr.

Republican

122,512

30.75%

Lawrence F. "Pat" Kramer

Republican

83,565

20.98%

Joseph A. Sullivan

Republican

67,651

16.98%

James Wallwork

Republican

61,816

15.52%

Barry T. Parker

Republican

26,040

6.54%

Anthony Imperiale

Republican

18,452

4.63%

John K. Rafferty

Republican

12,837

3.22%

Richard McGlynn

Republican

5,486

1.38%

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Turnout

Maps

1981 New Jersey County Map of Republican Primary Election Results for Governor

Pop. (m)

Demographic Data

1990 Population:	7,747,750	Enum.	1990 Population Density:	403.3	persons/km²
1981 Population:	0	Est.	1981 Population Density:	0.0	persons/km²
1980 Population:	7,365,011	Enum.	1980 Population Density:	383.4	persons/km²
Land Area (2000):	19,211	km²	Annual Pop Growth Rate:	0.5	%

Election Data and Statistics:

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: New Jersey Department of State. Republican Candidates for the Office of Governor, New Jersey Department of State (https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-results.shtml) (accessed 9 March 2023)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: