Election Name: | 1808 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Country: | New Jersey |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1807 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1807 |
Next Election: | 1809 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1809 |
Election Date: | 4 November 1808 |
Nominee1: | Joseph Bloomfield |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 53 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Joseph Bloomfield |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Joseph Bloomfield |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1808 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1808 in order to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Joseph Bloomfield was unanimously re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 4 November 1808, incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Joseph Bloomfield was unanimously re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Bloomfield was sworn in for his seventh term that same day.[2]