The Democratic Party won control of the New Jersey Legislative Council in 1843. On 27 October 1843, former member of the New Jersey Legislative Council from Sussex CountyDaniel Haines was nominated as the Democratic candidate in a meeting of the legislative caucus. Meanwhile, the Whig Party nominated incumbent member of the New Jersey Legislative Council from PrincetonJ. S. Green. Haines was elected on the second ballot and sworn in as the 14th Governor of New Jersey that same day.[2]