1811 New York lieutenant gubernatorial special election

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1811 New York lieutenant gubernatorial special election
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  1810
1813  
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Nominee DeWitt Clinton Nicholas Fish
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote32,75429,027
Percentage50.39%44.65%

Lieutenant Governor before election

John Tayler
Democratic-Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

DeWitt Clinton
Democratic-Republican

The 1811 New York lieutenant gubernatorial special election was held to fill the unexpired term of the Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Contents

Background

Lieutenant Governor John Broome died in August 1810, and the 1777 Constitution provided for new elections if a vacancy occurred either in the Governor's or the Lieutenant Governor's office.

Candidates

The Democratic-Republican Party nominated Mayor of New York City DeWitt Clinton.

The Federalist Party nominated former Adjutant General of New York Nicholas Fish.

Tammany Hall nominated former Mayor of New York City Marinus Willett.

Results

New York lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1811
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican DeWitt Clinton 32,754 50.39%
Federalist Nicholas Fish 29,02744.65%
Tammany Marinus Willett 3,2264.96%
Total votes65,007 100%

Sources

Result

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