Across the Hudson River from New York City, 90 minutes after the polls closed, it was plain that New Jersey's Democratic Governor Richard Hughes was in for a resounding victory. The returns from prosperous Bergen County, a longtime Republican stronghold, wound up by giving Hughes a 49,000 majority. So it went all evening, from the slums of Jersey City to the bird-watching wards of Cape May. In all, Hughes carried 16 of the state's 21 counties and defeated Republican Challenger Wayne Dumont by 350,000 votes, the highest margin ever recorded in a New Jersey gubernatorial contest.
Hughes's achievement was heightened...
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