1798 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1798 New Jersey gubernatorial election

←  1797 November 1, 1798 1799  →

Nominee Richard Howell Party Federalist Popular vote 47 Percentage 97.92%

Governor before election Richard Howell Federalist Elected Governor Richard Howell Federalist

The 1798 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1798, in order to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Howell was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 1, 1798, incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Howell was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Howell was sworn in for his sixth term that same day. ^{[2] [3]}

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1798

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Richard Howell (incumbent)	47	97.92%
		Scattering	1	2.08%
Total votes			48	100.00%
	Federalist hold

References

1. "Richard Howell". National Governors Association. January 19, 2010. 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". August 14, 2009. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
3. "New Jersey 1798 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2024-06-30.