1814 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1814 New Jersey gubernatorial election

28 October 1814

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 28 October 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.

General election

On election day, 28 October 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.

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