1853 New Jersey gubernatorial election

1853 New Jersey gubernatorial election

November 1, 1853

Nominee Rodman M. Price Joel Haywood Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 38,312 34,530 Percentage 52.60% 47.40%

County results Price:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Haywood:      50-60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election George Franklin Fort Democratic Elected Governor Rodman M. Price Democratic

The 1853 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1853. Democratic nominee Rodman M. Price defeated Whig nominee Joel Haywood with 52.60% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Joel Haywood (Whig)
• Rodman M. Price, former U.S. Representative from Hoboken and member of the San Francisco, California ayuntamiento (Democratic)

Results

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1853

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rodman M. Price	38,312	52.60%	−1.24%
	Whig	Joel Haywood	34,530	47.40%	+1.24%
Majority			3,782	5.20%	−2.48%
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing