1782 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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| election_name = 1782 New Jersey gubernatorial election

| country = New Jersey

| type = Presidential

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| previous_election = 1781 New Jersey gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1781

| next_election = 1783 New Jersey gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1783

| election_date = 30 October 1782

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| nominee1 = William Livingston

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 37

| percentage1 = 100.00%

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| title = Governor

| before_election = William Livingston

| before_party = Nonpartisan politician

| after_election = William Livingston

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The 1782 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 30 October 1782 in order to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Governor William Livingston was easily re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed.{{Cite web |title=William Livingston |date=19 January 2010 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-livingston/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

General election

On election day, 30 October 1782, incumbent Governor William Livingston was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed. Livingston was sworn in for his seventh term that same day.{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/minutesproceedin00newj/page/4/mode/2up |title=Minutes and proceedings of the Council and General Assembly of the state of New-Jersey, in joint-meeting, from August 30, 1776 to October 29, 1799 |date=14 August 2009 |access-date=29 June 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1067171 |title=NJ Governor |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=30 April 2024 |access-date=29 June 2024}}

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|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = William Livingston (incumbent)

|votes = 37

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|votes = 37

|percentage = 100.00%

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