1812 New Jersey gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1812 New Jersey gubernatorial election New Jersey Presidential no 1811 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1811 1813 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1813 October 29, 1812 125px Aaron Ogden Federalist Party 30 57.69% 125px William Sanford Pennington Democratic-Republican Party 22 42.31% Governor Joseph Bloomfield Democratic-Republican Party Aaron Ogden Federalist Party The 1812 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 29, 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.Aaron Ogden https://www.nga.org/governor/aaron-ogden/ 2024-07-02 National Governors Association General election On election day, October 29, 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.https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/sb397869t New Jersey 1812 Governor elections.lib.tufts.edu January 11, 2012 2024-07-02 Results New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1812 Federalist Party Aaron Ogden 30 57.69% Democratic-Republican Party William Sanford Pennington 22 42.31% 52 100.00% Federalist Party Democratic-Republican Party References Category:1812 New Jersey elections Category:New Jersey gubernatorial elections Category:1812 United States gubernatorial elections Category:October 1812 in the United States Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States