1843 New Jersey gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1843 New Jersey gubernatorial election New Jersey Presidential no 1842 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1842 1844 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1844 October 27, 1843 125px Daniel Haines Democratic Party (United States) 125px William Pennington Whig Party (United States) Governor William Pennington Whig Party (United States) Daniel Haines Democratic Party (United States) The 1843 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 27, 1843, in order to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Democratic nominee Daniel Haines defeated Whig Party nominee, William Pennington after receiving a majority of the votes in a General Assembly vote. This was the last election held before the New Jersey Constitution of 1844.Sobel 1978 1018 General election The Democratic Party won control of the New Jersey Legislative Council in 1843. On October 27, 1843, former member of the New Jersey Legislative Council from Sussex County, Daniel Haines, was nominated as the Democratic candidate in a meeting of the legislative caucus. Meanwhile, the Whig Party nominated the incumbent Governor William Pennington. Haines was elected and sworn in as the 14th Governor of New Jersey that same day.October 30, 1843 Items of News 4 The Baltimore Sun https://www.newspapers.com/article/123224319/haines-elected-october-27/ 2023-11-13 Results New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1843 Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Haines 44 62.9% Whig Party (United States) William Pennington 26 37.1% 70 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) References Sources Sobel Robert https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0003sobe/ Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III Meckler Books 1978 9780930466008 2023-11-13 New Jersey Gubernatorial 1843 Category:October 1843 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States