1794 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1794 New Jersey gubernatorial election

←  1793 November 6, 1794 1795  →

Nominee Richard Howell John Rutherford Party Federalist

Governor before election Richard Howell Federalist Elected Governor Richard Howell Federalist

The 1794 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1794, in order to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Howell was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against candidate John Rutherford. The exact results of this election are unknown. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 6, 1794, incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Howell was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against his opponent candidate John Rutherford, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Howell was sworn in for his second term that same day. ^[2]

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1794

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Richard Howell (incumbent)	Unknown	Unknown
		John Rutherford	Unknown	Unknown
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.