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1812 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1812 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

Aaron Ogden won the 1812 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. Aaron Ogden received 30 popular votes (57.69%). The main challenger was William Sanford Pennington (42.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Ogden and Pennington

Ogden +15.4 pts · won by 8 votes
Aaron OgdenFederalist PartyWINNER57.69%
30 votes
William Sanford PenningtonDemocratic42.31%
22 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.