1820 New York gubernatorial election

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1820 New York gubernatorial election
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  1817 (special) April 1820 1822  
  DeWitt Clinton by Rembrandt Peale cropped.jpg Daniel D Tompkins by John Wesley Jarvis (3x4 cropped).jpg
Nominee DeWitt Clinton Daniel D. Tompkins
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Alliance Clintonian Anti-Clintonian
Popular vote47,44745,990
Percentage50.78%49.22%

1820 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Clinton:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tompkins:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

DeWitt Clinton
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

DeWitt Clinton
Democratic-Republican

The 1820 New York gubernatorial election was held in April 1820 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Contents

Incumbent Governor DeWitt Clinton was re-elected to a second term in office over Daniel D. Tompkins, his predecessor and the Vice President of the United States.

Background

In 1816, Governor Daniel D. Tompkins was elected Vice President of the United States as the running mate of James Monroe and resigned the office of governor. DeWitt Clinton was the sole candidate for the 1817 special election to succeed him, despite opposition from the Tammany Hall organization.

This was the first election where the Governor of New York was elected to serve a 2 year term. A practice that would continue until 1876 when it was expanded back to a 3 year term as used previously.

General election

Candidates

The Clintonian faction of the Democratic-Republican Party nominated incumbent DeWitt Clinton. For Lieutenant Governor they nominated incumbent John Tayler.

The anti-Clintonian faction of the Democratic-Republican Party nominated Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins.

Results

The Clintonian ticket of Clinton and Tayler was elected.

1820 New York gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican (Clintonian) DeWitt Clinton (incumbent) 47,447 50.78%
Democratic-Republican (Anti-Clintonian) Daniel D. Tompkins 45,99049.22%
Total votes93,437 100%

See also

Sources

Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841