1814 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1814 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Sanford Pennington Aaron Ogden Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 29 23 Percentage 55.77% 44.23%

Governor before election William Sanford Pennington Democratic-Republican Elected Governor William Sanford Pennington Democratic-Republican

The 1814 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 28, 1814, in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor William Sanford Pennington was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against former Federalist governor Aaron Ogden. ^[1]

General election

On election day, October 28, 1814, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor William Sanford Pennington was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 6 votes against his opponent former Federalist governor Aaron Ogden, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Pennington was sworn in for his second term that same day. ^[2]

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1814

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	William Sanford Pennington (incumbent)	29	55.77%
	Federalist	Aaron Ogden	23	44.23%
Total votes			52	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "William Sanford Pennington". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-09-20.
2. "New Jersey 1814 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2024-09-20.