1804 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1804 New Jersey gubernatorial election
| country = New Jersey
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1803 New Jersey gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1803
| next_election = 1805 New Jersey gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1805
| election_date = 30 October 1804
| image1 = 125px
| nominee1 = Joseph Bloomfield
| party1 = Democratic-Republican Party
| popular_vote1 = 37
| percentage1 = 69.81%
| image2 = 125px
| nominee2 = Richard Stockton
| party2 = Federalist Party
| popular_vote2 = 16
| percentage2 = 30.19%
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| title = Governor
| before_election = Joseph Bloomfield
| before_party = Democratic-Republican Party
| after_election = Joseph Bloomfield
| after_party = Democratic-Republican Party
}}
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The 1804 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 30 October 1804 in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Joseph Bloomfield was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly against Federalist nominee and former United States senator from New Jersey Richard Stockton in a rematch of the previous election.{{Cite web |title=Joseph Bloomfield |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-bloomfield/ |access-date=2 July 2024 |publisher=National Governors Association}}
General election
On election day, 30 October 1804, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Joseph Bloomfield was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly by a margin of 21 votes against his opponent Federalist nominee Richard Stockton, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Bloomfield was sworn in for his third term that same day.{{cite web |url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/gx41mj50h |title=New Jersey 1804 Governor |publisher=elections.lib.tufts.edu |date=11 January 2012 |access-date=2 July 2024}}
=Results=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic-Republican Party
|candidate = Joseph Bloomfield (incumbent)
|votes = 37
|percentage = 69.81%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Federalist Party
|candidate = Richard Stockton
|votes = 16
|percentage = 30.19%
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 53
|percentage = 100.00%
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{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner= Democratic-Republican Party
|loser =
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