1793 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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1793 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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  1792 3 June 1793 1794  
  Governor Richard Howell.jpg Portrait of General Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753-1804).jpg No image.svg
Nominee Richard Howell Frederick Frelinghuysen John Rutherford
Party Federalist Federalist
Popular vote25149
Percentage52.08%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 3 June 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]

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General election

On election day, 3 June 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
PartyCandidateVotes%
Federalist Richard Howell 25 52.08%
Federalist Frederick Frelinghuysen 1429.17%
John Rutherford918.75%
Total votes48 100.00%
Federalist hold

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References

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