Election Name: | 1832 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Country: | New Jersey |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1831 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1831 |
Next Election: | 1833 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1833 |
Election Date: | 26 October 1832 |
Nominee1: | Samuel L. Southard |
Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 41 |
Percentage1: | 64.06% |
Nominee2: | Peter Dumont Vroom |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 23 |
Percentage2: | 35.94% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Peter Dumont Vroom |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Samuel L. Southard |
After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1832 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 26 October 1832 in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Whig nominee and former United States Secretary of the Navy Samuel L. Southard was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against incumbent Democratic governor Peter Dumont Vroom.[1]
On election day, 26 October 1832, Whig nominee Samuel L. Southard was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 18 votes against incumbent Democratic governor Peter Dumont Vroom, thereby gaining Whig control over the office of governor. Southard was sworn in as the 10th governor of New Jersey that same day.[2]