The 1829 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 30 October 1829 in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Democratic nominee and incumbent United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Garret D. Wall was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Isaac Halstead Williamson. Wall however, declined to assume the office of governor on 2 November 1829 whereupon incumbent Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly Peter Dumont Vroom was instead elected, by a vote of 42 to Williamson's 13, to replace Wall as governor on 6 November 1829.[1][2]
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General election
editOn election day, 30 October 1829, Democratic nominee Garret D. Wall was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 24 votes against incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Isaac Halstead Williamson, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Wall however, declined to assume the office of governor on 2 November 1829 whereupon incumbent Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly Peter Dumont Vroom was instead elected, by a vote of 42 to Williamson's 13, to replace Wall as governor on 6 November 1829. Vroom was sworn in as the 9th governor of New Jersey that same day.[3][4]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Garret D. Wall | 39 | 69.64% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Isaac Halstead Williamson (incumbent) | 15 | 26.79% | |
| Democratic | John Joseph Chetwood | 2 | 3.57% | |
| Total votes | 56 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Democratic-Republican | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Peter Dumont Vroom". National Governors Association. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Vroom elected governor November 6". newspapers.com. 10 November 1829. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Wall elected October 30". newspapers.com. 13 November 1829. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Journal of the proceedings of the Legislative-Council of the State of New-Jersey 1829". babel.hathitrust.org. 13 November 1829. Retrieved 22 September 2024.