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George Washington carried New Jersey

February 16, 2026 12:03 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:01 pm

New Jersey backed George Washington twice. Washington received all six of the state’s electoral votes in 1789. New Jersey gave six of their votes for vice president to John Jay and one to the winner, John Adams. There was no...

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,...

George Washington carried New Jersey

February 17, 2025 12:02 amFebruary 17, 2025 12:08 am

New Jersey backed George Washington twice. Washington received all six of the state’s electoral votes in 1789. New Jersey gave six of their votes for vice president to John Jay and one to the winner, John Adams. There was no...

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,...

George Washington carried New Jersey

February 19, 2024 12:02 amFebruary 18, 2024 11:06 pm

New Jersey backed George Washington twice. Washington received all six of the state’s electoral votes in 1789. New Jersey gave six of their votes for vice president to John Jay and one to the winner, John Adams. There was no...

George Washington carried New Jersey

February 20, 2023 12:02 amFebruary 19, 2023 11:56 pm

New Jersey backed George Washington twice. Washington received all six of the state’s electoral votes in 1789. New Jersey gave six of their votes for vice president to John Jay and one to the winner, John Adams. There was no...

George Washington carried New Jersey

February 21, 2022 12:01 amFebruary 19, 2022 2:28 pm

New Jersey backed George Washington twice. Washington received all six of the state’s electoral votes in 1789. New Jersey gave six of their votes for vice president to John Jay and one to the winner, John Adams. There was no...