1801 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1801 New Jersey gubernatorial election

←  1800 October 31, 1801 1802  →

Nominee Joseph Bloomfield Richard Stockton Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 30 20 Percentage 60.00% 40.00%

Governor before election Richard Howell Federalist Elected Governor Joseph Bloomfield Democratic-Republican

The 1801 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 31, 1801, in order to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Democratic-Republican nominee and former Mayor of Burlington Joseph Bloomfield was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against Federalist nominee and former United States Senator from New Jersey Richard Stockton. ^[1]

General election

On election day, October 31, 1801, Democratic-Republican nominee Joseph Bloomfield was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 10 votes against his opponent Federalist nominee Richard Stockton, thereby gaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Bloomfield was sworn in as the 4th Governor of New Jersey that same day. ^[2]

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1801

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Bloomfield	30	60.00%
	Federalist	Richard Stockton	20	40.00%
Total votes			50	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist

References

1. "Joseph Bloomfield". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-07-02.
2. "New Jersey 1801 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2024-07-02.