1977Final results
1977 election for New Jersey Governor
Governor · New Jersey
Brendan T. Byrne (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Raymond H. Bateman (R) by 14.3 points.
Brendan T. ByrneDemocrat · winner
57.1%1,184,564
Raymond H. BatemanRepublican
42.9%888,880
2,073,444 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1977
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET