1799 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1799 New Jersey gubernatorial election
October 29, 1799
Governor before election; Richard Howell; Federalist	Elected Governor ; Richard Howell; Federalist

The 1799 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 29, 1799, in order to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Howell was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against candidate Andrew Kirkpatrick.^[1]

General election

On election day, October 29, 1799, incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Howell was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 18 votes against candidate Andrew Kirkpatrick, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Howell was sworn in for his seventh term that same day.^[2]^[3]

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1799
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Richard Howell (incumbent)	33	68.75%
		Andrew Kirkpatrick	15	31.25%
Total votes			48	100.00%
	Federalist hold

References

^ "Richard Howell". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
^ "Minutes and proceedings of the Council and General Assembly of the state of New-Jersey, in joint-meeting, from August 30, 1776 to October 29, 1799". archive.org. August 14, 2009. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
^ "New Jersey 1799 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

[nga-1] "Richard Howell". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

[WWZ-2] "Minutes and proceedings of the Council and General Assembly of the state of New-Jersey, in joint-meeting, from August 30, 1776 to October 29, 1799". archive.org. August 14, 2009. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

[GBN-3] "New Jersey 1799 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

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