William Livingston, Governor

William Livingston

★ Governor
Born
November 30, 1723
Died
July 25, 1790
Age at death
66
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Nonpartisan politician
Years in office
13 years as governor
On the ballot
1789
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Livingston48
Opponents0
1
Elections run

William Livingston (1723–1790), a Nonpartisan Politician politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1789 governor election in New Jersey with 48 votes (100%).

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How many votes has William Livingston received?

William Livingston has received 48 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Livingston’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1789GovernorNew JerseyWon48100%—
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000374) and Wikidata (Q878535). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Livingston: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-livingston. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified September 25, 2026.