1802 New Jersey gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1802 New Jersey gubernatorial election New Jersey Presidential no 1801 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1801 1803 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1803 October 28, 1802 125px Joseph Bloomfield Democratic-Republican Party 26 50.00% 125px Richard Stockton Federalist Party 26 50.00% Governor Joseph Bloomfield Democratic-Republican Party John Lambert (Acting) Democratic-Republican Party The 1802 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 28, 1802, in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Joseph Bloomfield ran against Federalist nominee and former United States senator from New Jersey Richard Stockton in a rematch of the previous election. But both received the same number of votes from the New Jersey General Assembly, resulting in a deadlocked election. The legislature was unable to pick a winning candidate, and on November 25, 1802, the vice-president of the Legislative Council John Lambert was appointed as acting governor to serve out the one-year term.Joseph Bloomfield https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-bloomfield/ 2024-07-02 National Governors Association General election On election day, October 28, 1802, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Joseph Bloomfield received the same number of votes from the New Jersey General Assembly as his opponent Federalist nominee Richard Stockton, resulting in a deadlocked election. On November 25, 1802, it was decided to appoint the vice-president of the Legislative Council John Lambert as acting governor so he could serve out the one-year term, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Lambert was sworn in as acting governor on November 25, 1802.https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tb09j688w New Jersey 1802 Governor elections.lib.tufts.edu January 11, 2012 2024-07-02 Results New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1802 Democratic-Republican Party Joseph Bloomfield (incumbent) 26 50.00% Federalist Party Richard Stockton 26 50.00% 52 100.00% Democratic-Republican Party References Category:1802 in New Jersey Category:1802 United States gubernatorial elections Category:New Jersey gubernatorial elections Category:October 1802 Category:1800s New Jersey elections Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States