Election Name: | 1814 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Country: | New Jersey |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1813 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1813 |
Next Election: | 1815 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1815 |
Election Date: | 28 October 1814 |
Nominee1: | William Sanford Pennington |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 29 |
Percentage1: | 55.77% |
Nominee2: | Aaron Ogden |
Party2: | Federalist Party |
Popular Vote2: | 23 |
Percentage2: | 44.23% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | William Sanford Pennington |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | William Sanford Pennington |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
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.[1]
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.[2]