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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|votes = 53

|percentage = 100.00%

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|winner= Democratic-Republican Party

|loser =

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