1799 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1799 New Jersey gubernatorial election

←  1798 October 29, 1799 1800  →

Nominee Richard Howell Andrew Kirkpatrick Party Federalist Popular vote 33 15 Percentage 68.75% 31.25%

Governor before election Richard Howell Federalist Elected Governor Richard Howell Federalist

The 1799 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 29, 1799, 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 Andrew Kirkpatrick. ^[1]

General election

On election day, October 29, 1799, incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Howell was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 18 votes against candidate Andrew Kirkpatrick, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Howell was sworn in for his seventh term that same day. ^{[2] [3]}

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1799

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Richard Howell (incumbent)	33	68.75%
		Andrew Kirkpatrick	15	31.25%
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. "New Jersey 1799 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2024-06-30.