Philemon Dickerson

★ Governor

Born: January 11, 1788
Died: December 10, 1862
Age at death: 74
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1832–1840

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dickerson110,851

Opponents1.2M

Elections run

Between 1832 and 1840, Philemon Dickerson ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 4 and losing 1. Dickerson's biggest single-election total was 31,101 votes, in the 1840 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district. Dickerson's closest win came in the 1836 governor election in New Jersey, decided by 8 votes.

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How many votes has Philemon Dickerson received?

Philemon Dickerson has received 110,851 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Philemon Dickerson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1840	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	31,1018.04%	William Halsted Joseph Randolph (head-to-head) John Aycrigg John Maxwell Charles Stratton Thomas Yorke (head-to-head) Peter Vroom (head-to-head) William Cooper (head-to-head) Joseph Kille (head-to-head) Kennedy Daniel Ryall (head-to-head) Clarke William G Freeman Lee Higgins John Grimes Samuel Aaron Isaac Hackett Richard F Green
1838	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	28,4538.35%	Peter Vroom (head-to-head) William Cooper (head-to-head) Daniel Ryall (head-to-head) Joseph Kille (head-to-head) Joseph Randolph (head-to-head) Strat Max Hal Thomas Yorke (head-to-head) Force Aigg
1836	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	3356.9%	William Sanford Pennington
1834	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	27,4048.49%	William Shinn (head-to-head) Ferdinand Schenck (head-to-head) Thomas Lee (head-to-head) James Parker (head-to-head) Samuel Fowler (head-to-head) Silas Condict Randolph Samuel Pennington (head-to-head) Spencer Abraham Ogden Brick
1832	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	23,8608.35%	William Shinn (head-to-head) Ferdinand Schenck (head-to-head) Thomas Lee (head-to-head) James Parker (head-to-head) Samuel Fowler (head-to-head) Lewis Condict John T Wright Samuel Pennington (head-to-head) Reeves Isaac Southard Budd

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000309) and Wikidata (Q436282). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.