1788–89 United States presidential election in New Jersey

A presidential election was held in New Jersey on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1789 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

New Jersey, which had become the 3rd state on December 18, 1787, unanimously cast its 6 electoral votes for George Washington during its first presidential election. New Jersey was also the only state in the Union at the time where land-owning women were allowed to vote without the Nineteenth Amendment being in place.