1803 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1803 New Jersey gubernatorial election

27 October 1803

Nominee Joseph Bloomfield Richard Stockton Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 33 17 Percentage 66.00% 34.00%

Governor before election John Lambert (Acting) Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Joseph Bloomfield Democratic-Republican

The 1803 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 27 October 1803 in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Former Democratic-Republican governor Joseph Bloomfield was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against Federalist nominee and former United States senator from New Jersey Richard Stockton in another rematch of the previous election.[1]

General election

On election day, 27 October 1803, former Democratic-Republican governor Joseph Bloomfield was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 16 votes against his opponent Federalist nominee Richard Stockton, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Bloomfield was sworn in for his second non-consecutive term that same day.[2]

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1803

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Bloomfield	33	66.00%
	Federalist	Richard Stockton	17	34.00%
Total votes			50	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Joseph Bloomfield". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
2. "New Jersey 1803 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. January 11, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2024.