1844 New Jersey gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1844 New Jersey gubernatorial election New Jersey Presidential no 1843 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1843 1847 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1847 October 8, 1844 x150px File:Charles C. Stratton.png Charles C. Stratton Whig Party (United States) 37,985 50.94% File:J. R. Thomson (cropped).jpg John Renshaw Thomson Democratic Party (United States) 36,581 49.06% 1844 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px Stratton: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% Thomson: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Governor Daniel Haines Democratic Party (United States) Charles C. Stratton Whig Party (United States) The 1844 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 8, 1844. Whig nominee Charles C. Stratton defeated Democratic nominee John Renshaw Thomson with 50.94% of the vote. Background This was the first election held under the New Jersey Constitution of 1844, which was adopted on June 29 and reformed the state government, notably establishing an independent executive branch. Before 1844, New Jersey Governors were elected by a majority of the New Jersey Legislative Council and held office as a member of that body.https://www.state.nj.us/state/archives/docconst76.html#page4 10 May 2021 1776 State Constitution Although the new constitution formally lifted the constitutional property requirement for suffrage, it added race and sex requirements; only white males over the age of 21 were eligible to vote in this election.https://www.state.nj.us/state/archives/docconst44.html#art2 10 May 2021 1844 State Constitution General election Candidates Charles C. Stratton, former U.S. Representative from Swedesboro (Whig) John Renshaw Thomson, businessman and delegate to the 1844 Constitutional Convention from Princeton (Democratic) Results 1844 New Jersey gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1714 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2016-02-17 Kalb Deborah CQ Press https://archive.org/details/michael-j.-dubin-united-states-gubernatorial-elections-1776-1860-the-official-re/mode/2up United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results By State And County 1 January 2001 0786414391 2024-06-19 Dubin Michael MacFarland & Company Inc. Whig Party (United States) Charles C. Stratton 37,985 50.94% Democratic Party (United States) John Renshaw Thomson 36,581 49.06% 74,566 100.00% 1,404 1.88% 74,566 Whig Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) N/A Results by county CountyStratton ThomsonTotalMargin Votes Percent Votes Percent VotesVotesPercentAtlantic42636.07%75563.93%1,181 -329 -27.86%Bergen77436.08%1,37163.92%2,145 -597 -27.84%Burlington3,67555.25%2,97744.75%6,652 698 9.50%Camden1,50257.15%1,12642.85%2,628 376 14.30%Cape May75072.46%28527.54%1,035 465 44.92%Cumberland1,56753.96%1,33746.04%2,904 230 7.92%Essex5,38559.86%3,61140.14%8,996 1,774 19.72%Gloucester1,48464.66%81135.34%2,295 673 29.32%Hudson1,10263.37%63736.63%1,73946526.74%Hunterdon2,54543.91%3,25156.09%5,796 -706 -12.18%Mercer1,83053.46%1,59346.54%3,423 237 6.92%Middlesex2,32054.18%1,96245.82%4,2823588.36%Monmouth3,20947.61%3,53152.39%6,740 -322 -4.78%Morris2,83253.01%2,51046.99%5,342 322 6.02%Passaic1,53456.21%1,19543.79%2,72933912.42%Salem1,79154.40%1,50145.60%3,292 290 8.80%Somerset2,14553.34%1,92746.66%218 2,671 6.68%Sussex1,27427.14%3,42172.86%4,695 -2,147 -45.72%Warren1,64037.10%2,78062.90%4,420 -1,140 -25.80%Total37,98550.94%36,58149.06%74,5661,4041.88% State Legislative Results The Whigs were able to flip both houses of the state legislature, giving Stratton a trifecta that lasted his entire term.https://books.google.com/books?id=wi9zBgAAQBAJ Party Affiliations in the State Legislature: A Year by Year Summary, 1796-2006 1 January 2007 9780786429141 2024-06-24 Dubin Michael MacFarland & Company Inc. In the General Assembly, Whigs were able to win 40 seats to the Democrats 18, a gain of 17 seats in the lower hose. Meanwhile, in the Senate, Whigs won 13 seats to the Democrats 6, a gain of 7. References 1844 New Jersey Category:1844 New Jersey elections Category:October 1844