1804 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1804 New Jersey gubernatorial election

←  1803 October 30, 1804 1805  →

Nominee Joseph Bloomfield Richard Stockton Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 37 16 Percentage 69.81% 30.19%

Governor before election Joseph Bloomfield Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Joseph Bloomfield Democratic-Republican

The 1804 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 30, 1804, in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Joseph Bloomfield was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against Federalist nominee and former United States senator from New Jersey Richard Stockton in a rematch of the previous election. ^[1]

General election

On election day, October 30, 1804, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Joseph Bloomfield was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 21 votes against his opponent Federalist nominee Richard Stockton, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Bloomfield was sworn in for his third term that same day. ^[2]

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1804

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Bloomfield (incumbent)	37	69.81%
	Federalist	Richard Stockton	16	30.19%
Total votes			53	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Joseph Bloomfield". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-07-02.
2. "New Jersey 1804 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2024-07-02.