1812 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1812 New Jersey gubernatorial election

29 October 1812

Nominee Aaron Ogden William Sanford Pennington Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 30 22 Percentage 57.69% 42.31%

Governor before election Joseph Bloomfield Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Aaron Ogden Federalist

The 1812 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 29 October 1812 in order to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Federalist nominee and former United States Senator from New Jersey Aaron Ogden was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against Democratic-Republican nominee and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey William Sanford Pennington.

General election

On election day, 29 October 1812, Federalist nominee Aaron Ogden was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 8 votes against his opponent Democratic-Republican nominee William Sanford Pennington, thereby gaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Ogden was sworn in as the 5th Governor of New Jersey that same day.

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1812

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Aaron Ogden	30	57.69%
	Democratic-Republican	William Sanford Pennington	22	42.31%
Total votes			52	100.00%
	Federalist gain from Democratic-Republican