| Election Name: | 1812 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1811 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1811 |
| Next Election: | 1813 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1813 |
| Election Date: | 29 October 1812 |
| Nominee1: | Aaron Ogden |
| Party1: | Federalist Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 30 |
| Percentage1: | 57.69% |
| Nominee2: | William Sanford Pennington |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 22 |
| Percentage2: | 42.31% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Joseph Bloomfield |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Aaron Ogden |
| After Party: | Federalist Party |
The 1812 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 29 October 1812 in order to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Federalist nominee and former United States Senator from New Jersey Aaron Ogden was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against Democratic-Republican nominee and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey William Sanford Pennington.[1]
On election day, 29 October 1812, Federalist nominee Aaron Ogden was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 8 votes against his opponent Democratic-Republican nominee William Sanford Pennington, thereby gaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Ogden was sworn in as the 5th Governor of New Jersey that same day.[2]