Richard Howell

★ Governor

Born: October 25, 1754
Died: April 28, 1802
Age at death: 47
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1791–1946

Career timeline

1791Rep 1793Gov 1795Gov 1796Gov 1797Gov 1798Gov

1799Gov 1800Gov 1884Rep 1910Rep 1946Rep

7-4

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Howell66,616

Opponents143,696

Elections run

Between 1791 and 1946, Richard Howell ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 7 and losing 4. Howell's biggest single-election total was 45,225 votes, in the 1946 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 4. Howell's closest win came in the 1793 governor election in New Jersey, decided by 11 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 4, every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 3, or every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 2.

How many votes has Richard Howell received?

Richard Howell has received 66,616 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–4.

Election history

Richard Howell’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1946	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	45,22547.38%	Frank Mathews
1910	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	20,16044.77%	Thomas Scully Hoagland
1884	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	8982.42%	James Buchanan Gauntt Dobbins
1800	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	48100%	—
1799	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	3368.75%	Andrew Kirkpatrick
1798	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	4797.92%	—
1797	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	48100%	—
1796	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	48100%	—
1795	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	48100%	—
1793	GovernorNew Jersey	Won	2552.08%	Frederick Frelinghuysen John Rutherford
1791	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	360.1%	Abraham Clark Jonathan Dayton Elias Boudinot Aaron Kitchell James Cadwalader James Linn Thomas Sinnickson Robert Hoops Thomas Henderson John Witherspoon John Beatty John Sheppard Abraham Ogden Joseph Ellis James Schureman John Harring Joseph Hugg Samuel Dick Bayard Job Smith Ebenezer Elmer Jeremiah Eldridge Franklin Davenport Robert Hooper Samuel Sharp Cornelius Harrison Joseph Bloomfield Batoman Lloyd James Parker Archibald Campbell William Euguisjinsky Garrit Lydulum Abraham Ryerson Harvey Lord John Benson Adonijah Schuyler George J Dooremus

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q886408). 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.