1815 New Jersey gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1815 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Country:New Jersey
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1814 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1814
Next Election:1816 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Next Year:1816
Election Date:26 October 1815
Nominee1:Mahlon Dickerson
Party1:Democratic-Republican Party
Popular Vote1:52
Percentage1:100.00%
Governor
Before Election:William Kennedy (Acting)
Before Party:Democratic-Republican Party
After Election:Mahlon Dickerson
After Party:Democratic-Republican Party

The 1815 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 26 October 1815 in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Democratic-Republican nominee and former attorney general of Pennsylvania Mahlon Dickerson was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed.[1]

General election

On election day, 26 October 1815, Democratic-Republican nominee Mahlon Dickerson was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Dickerson was sworn in as the 7th governor of New Jersey that same day.[2]

Results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mahlon Dickerson . 19 January 2010 . 20 September 2024 . National Governors Association.
  2. Web site: New Jersey 1815 Governor . elections.lib.tufts.edu . 11 January 2012 . 20 September 2024.