Ross Perot Archives - New Jersey Globe

LBJ, Nixon swept all 21 New Jersey counties

February 16, 2026 12:13 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:29 pm

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....

LBJ, Nixon swept all 21 New Jersey counties

February 19, 2024 12:12 amFebruary 16, 2025 4:02 pm

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....

LBJ, Nixon, Reagan swept all 21 New Jersey counties

February 17, 2020 12:11 amFebruary 16, 2020 6:53 pm

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....

Timothy Ryan, ex-councilman who challenged Saxton, dies at 68

August 9, 2019 10:31 amAugust 9, 2019 6:51 pm

Timothy E. Ryan, a charismatic funeral director who served as a Seaside Park Councilman and sought higher office five times, including the U.S. House of Representatives, died on August 6. He was 68. Ryan fought a 11-year battle with cancer....

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%)...