George McClellan Archives - New Jersey Globe

Lincoln lost New Jersey when he ran for re-election

February 16, 2026 12:09 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:19 pm

Abraham Lincoln lost New Jersey when he ran for re-election to a second term in 1864. New Jersey’s seven electoral votes went to George McClellan, a Civil War general and a resident of Orange, New Jersey. Electors for McClellan defeated...

N.J. Presidential Trivia

February 16, 2026 12:01 amFebruary 15, 2026 7:57 pm

Franklin Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, and Frank Lautenberg hold the record for the most appearances on a New Jersey general election ballot as a major party nominee: five times each. Roosevelt ran for Vice President in 1920 and President in 1932,...

Veterans in New Jersey Politics

November 11, 2025 12:02 amNovember 10, 2025 9:04 pm

When Mikie Sherrill takes office in January, eighteen of New Jersey’s 57 governors will have served in the U.S. military. The last was Jon Corzine, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1969 to 1975. The first governor...

N.J. Presidential Trivia

February 17, 2025 12:00 amFebruary 17, 2025 4:13 pm

Franklin Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, and Frank Lautenberg hold the record for the most appearances on a New Jersey general election ballot as a major party nominee: five times each. Roosevelt ran for Vice President in 1920 and President in 1932,...

Veterans: 17 New Jersey governors. Maybe 18 after 2025 governor’s race?

November 11, 2024 12:06 amNovember 11, 2024 10:45 am

Seventeen of New Jersey’s 56 governors have served in the U.S. military. The last was Jon Corzine, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1969 to 1975. With at least three veterans considering runs for governor in 2025—...

Five N.J. veterans you should know about

November 11, 2024 12:01 amNovember 11, 2024 1:12 pm

One New Jersey war veteran whose legacy remains intact after more than a century was Major General George Washington Goethals, the namesake of the Goethals Bridge. Goethals graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1880 and was...

Veterans: 17 New Jersey governors

May 27, 2024 12:11 amMay 26, 2024 8:42 pm

Seventeen of New Jersey’s 56 governors have served in the U.S. military. The last was Jon Corzine, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1969 to 1975. With at least three veterans considering runs for governor in 2025—...