1836 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1836 New Jersey gubernatorial election

3 November 1836

Nominee Philemon Dickerson William Pennington Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 33 25 Percentage 56.90% 43.10%

Governor before election Peter Dumont Vroom Democratic Elected Governor Philemon Dickerson Democratic

The 1836 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1836 in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's at-large district Philemon Dickerson was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against Whig nominee and former member of the New Jersey General Assembly William Pennington.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1836, Democratic nominee Philemon Dickerson was elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against Whig nominee William Pennington, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Dickerson was sworn in as the 12th governor of New Jersey that same day.

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1836

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Philemon Dickerson	33	56.90%
	Whig	William Pennington	25	43.10%
Total votes			58	100.00%
	Democratic hold