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A landslide election for Princeton University President Dr. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, his election to the governorship of New Jersey in a landslide against Vivian M. Lewis represented the first major defeat for the NJ GOP since the Democrats last lost the governorship in 1895
Wilson won mostly thanks to the increasing unpopularity of President Howard Taft, in addition to his popularity in the state earned through his actions as Princeton university president.
His popularity, in fact, is what led the democrats to recruit him for the governorship, as he was seen as a sure fire winner by the party - and upon receiving a free hand to act as he wanted (so long as he preserved Machine dominance) Wilson was nominated by the Democratic convention
To this end Wilson campaigned as a Progressive, governing New Jersey in this manner.
Further, his and the Democratic party’s victory was seen as so complete and total that despite the republicans holding the senate the New York Times would characterize it as a loss for the GOP as that chamber leaned towards “progressive republicanism”
Lastly, most observers at the time saw Wilson’s gubernatorial win as a stepping stone to the presidency, with Republicans quipping that it was “his first step” towards the position he would eventually get after conceding to Wilson.
Wilson won 15/21 Counties to Lewis's 6/21, and 7/10 Congressional Districts to Lewis' 3/10
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