Joseph Bloomfield

★ Governor

Born: October 18, 1753
Died: October 3, 1823
Age at death: 69
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1791–1811

Career timeline

1791Rep 1792Rep 1801Gov 1802Gov 1803Gov 1804Gov

1805Gov 1806Gov 1807Gov 1808Gov 1809Gov 1810Gov

1811Gov

11-2

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Bloomfield617

Opponents79,195

Elections run

Between 1791 and 1811, Joseph Bloomfield ran in 13 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 11 and losing 2. Bloomfield's biggest single-election total was 98 votes, in the 1792 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district. Bloomfield's closest win came in the 1801 governor election in New Jersey, decided by 10 votes.

Browse every governor election in New Jersey, every U.S. House race in New Jersey's at-large district, or all 1811 governor races.

How many votes has Joseph Bloomfield received?

Joseph Bloomfield has received 617 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–2.

Election history

Joseph Bloomfield’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1811	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	53100%	—
1810	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	53100%	—
1809	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	53100%	—
1808	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	53100%	—
1807	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	53100%	—
1806	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	53100%	—
1805	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	53100%	—
1804	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	3769.81%	Richard Stockton (head-to-head)
1803	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	3366%	Richard Stockton (head-to-head)
1802	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	2650%	Richard Stockton (head-to-head)
1801	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	3060%	Richard Stockton (head-to-head)
1792	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	980.21%	John Beatty Jonathan Dayton (head-to-head) Samuel Dick (head-to-head) Abraham Clark (head-to-head) Elias Boudinot (head-to-head) Lambert Cadwalader Thomas Sinnickson (head-to-head) Aaron Kitchell (head-to-head) James Linn (head-to-head) Ebenezer Elmer (head-to-head) Thomas Henderson (head-to-head) Job Smith (head-to-head) John Chetwood John Witherspoon (head-to-head) Bayard (head-to-head) John Harring (head-to-head) John Armstrong Frederick Frelinghuysen Jamos Kinsey James Schureman (head-to-head)
1791	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	220.07%	Abraham Clark (head-to-head) Jonathan Dayton (head-to-head) Elias Boudinot (head-to-head) Aaron Kitchell (head-to-head) James Cadwalader James Linn (head-to-head) Thomas Sinnickson (head-to-head) Robert Hoops Thomas Henderson (head-to-head) John Witherspoon (head-to-head) John Beatty John Sheppard Abraham Ogden Joseph Ellis James Schureman (head-to-head) John Harring (head-to-head) Joseph Hugg Samuel Dick (head-to-head) Bayard (head-to-head) Job Smith (head-to-head) Ebenezer Elmer (head-to-head) Jeremiah Eldridge Franklin Davenport Robert Hooper Richard Howell Samuel Sharp Cornelius Harrison Batoman Lloyd James Parker Archibald Campbell William Euguisjinsky Garrit Lydulum Abraham Ryerson Harvey Lord John Benson Adonijah Schuyler George J Dooremus

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.