1793 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1793 New Jersey gubernatorial election

←  1792 June 3, 1793 1794  →

Nominee Richard Howell Frederick Frelinghuysen John Rutherford Party Federalist Federalist Popular vote 25 14 9 Percentage 52.08% 29.17% 18.75%

Governor before election Thomas Henderson (Acting) Federalist Elected Governor Richard Howell Federalist

The 1793 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on June 3, 1793, in order to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Federalist candidate Richard Howell was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against fellow Federalist candidate and incumbent United States Senator from New Jersey Frederick Frelinghuysen and candidate John Rutherford. ^[1]

General election

On election day, June 3, 1793, Federalist candidate Richard Howell was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 11 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Federalist candidate Frederick Frelinghuysen, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Howell was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of New Jersey that same day. ^{[2] [3]}

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1793

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Richard Howell	25	52.08%
	Federalist	Frederick Frelinghuysen	14	29.17%
		John Rutherford	9	18.75%
Total votes			48	100.00%
	Federalist hold

References

1. "Richard Howell". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-06-30.
2. "Minutes and proceedings of the Council and General Assembly of the state of New-Jersey, in joint-meeting, from August 30, 1776 to October 29, 1799". archive.org. August 14, 2009. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
3. "NJ Governor". ourcampaigns.com. April 30, 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-30.