Ross Perot Archives - New Jersey Globe

Perot won 16% in New Jersey vs. Clinton, Bush

July 9, 2019 11:38 am

Ross Perot, a billionaire businessman who sought the presidency as an independent in 1992 and 1996, died today. He was 89. Perot won 16% of the vote in New Jersey in 1992, when Bill Clinton carried the state by 79,341...

LBJ, Nixon, Reagan swept all 21 New Jersey counties

February 18, 2019 5:50 amFebruary 18, 2019 5:47 am

Just 22,091 votes separated John F. Kennedy from Richard M. Nixon in the contest for New Jersey’s sixteen electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election. Kennedy won 50% to Nixon’s 49%, but Nixon carried 14 of New Jersey’s 21 counties....

How Independent presidential candidates fared in NJ

February 4, 2019 3:25 pm

Here’s a list of independent presidential candidates who won more than one-half of one percent of the statewide vote in New Jersey: 2016: Gary Johnson (1.87%), Jill Stein (0.98%) 2012: Gary Johnson (0.58%); Jill Stein (0.58%) 2008: Ralph Nader (0.55%)...

Schultz has limited path to win New Jersey

February 4, 2019 3:00 pmFebruary 4, 2019 7:05 pm

Democrats across the country are worried that an independent presidential bid by former Starbucks CEO could make it harder for their party to unseat President Donald Trump, but Democrats in New Jersey likely shouldn’t share those worries. “It’s hard to...