1813 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1813 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Sanford Pennington Aaron Ogden Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 30 20 Percentage 60.00% 40.00%

Governor before election Aaron Ogden Federalist Elected Governor William Sanford Pennington Democratic-Republican

The 1813 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 29, 1813, in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Democratic-Republican nominee and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey William Sanford Pennington was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against incumbent Federalist governor Aaron Ogden. ^[1]

General election

On election day, October 29, 1813, Democratic-Republican nominee William Sanford Pennington was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 10 votes against his opponent incumbent Federalist governor Aaron Ogden, thereby gaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Pennington was sworn in as the 6th governor of New Jersey that same day. ^[2]

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1813 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	William Sanford Pennington	30	60.00%
	Federalist	Aaron Ogden (incumbent)	20	40.00%
Total votes			50	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist

References

1. "William Sanford Pennington". National Governors Association. January 19, 2010. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
2. "New Jersey 1813 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
3. "Journal of the Legislative Council. 1813 sess". 1813. Retrieved 2024-09-20.