1826 New York gubernatorial election

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1826 New York gubernatorial election

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Nominee DeWitt Clinton William B. Rochester
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Alliance Clintonian anti-Clintonian
Popular vote 99,785 96,135
Percentage 50.93% 49.07%

Governor before election

DeWitt Clinton
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

DeWitt Clinton
Democratic-Republican

The 1826 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 6 to 8, 1826, to elect the governor and the lieutenant governor.

Candidates[]

The Clintonian faction of the Democratic-Republican Party nominated incumbent DeWitt Clinton for Governor and Henry Huntington for Lieutenant Governor.

The anti-Clintonian faction of the Democratic-Republican Party nominated former U.S. representative and Judge of the Eight Circuit Court William B. Rochester for Governor and former U.S. representative Nathaniel Pitcher for Lieutenant Governor.

Results[]

Incumbent Governor DeWitt Clinton was elected to a second term as Governor, and Nathaniel Pitcher, the candidate of the anti-Clintonian faction, was elected Lieutenant Governor.

New York gubernatorial election, 1826
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican (Clintonian) DeWitt Clinton (incumbent) 99,785 50.93%
Democratic-Republican (anti-Clintonian) William B. Rochester 96,135 49.07%
Total votes 195,920 100%

Sources[]

Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841


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