1826 New York gubernatorial election

1826 New York gubernatorial election
	County results; Clinton: 50–60% 60–70%; Rochester: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; DeWitt Clinton ; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor; DeWitt Clinton ; Democratic-Republican

Last updated February 06, 2025

The 1826 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 6 to 8, 1826. Incumbent governor DeWitt Clinton was elected to a second consecutive and fourth overall term in office, defeating former U.S. Representative William B. Rochester.

General election

Candidates

DeWitt Clinton, incumbent Governor since 1825 and former U.S. Senator and mayor of New York City (Clintonian Republican)
William B. Rochester, former U.S. Representative from Bath and judge of the Eighth Circuit Court of New York (anti-Clintonian Republican)

The Clintonian faction of the Democratic-Republican Party nominated incumbent DeWitt Clinton. The anti-Clintonian faction nominated former U.S. representative and Judge of the Eighth Circuit Court William B. Rochester.

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.

1826 New York gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican (Clintonian)	DeWitt Clinton (incumbent)	99,785	50.93%	-3.36%
	Democratic-Republican (anti-Clintonian)	William B. Rochester	96,135	49.07%	+3.36%
Total votes			195,920	100%

Results by county


Results by county^[1]
County	DeWitt Clinton		William B. Rochester		Total
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Total
Albany	2,980	54.11%	2,527	45.89%	5,507
Allegany	1,270	43.36%	1,659	56.64%	2,929
Broome	1,087	63.12%	635	36.88%	1,722
Cattaraugus	784	46.83%	890	53.17%	1,674
Cayuga	3,042	48.66%	3,209	51.34%	6,251
Chautauqua	1,839	53.29%	1,612	46.71%	3,451
Chenango	2,504	51.98%	2,313	48.02%	4,817
Clinton	818	44.48%	1,021	55.52%	1,839
Columbia	2,552	51.43%	2,410	48.57%	4,962
Cortland	1,364	49.46%	1,394	50.54%	2,758
Delaware	1,609	42.36%	2,189	57.64%	3,798
Dutchess	3,284	51.03%	3,151	48.97%	6,435
Erie	2,186	60.29%	1,440	39.71%	3,626
Essex	1,184	55.02%	968	44.98%	2,152
Franklin	690	56.79%	525	43.21%	1,215
Genessee	2,923	52.05%	2,693	47.95%	5,616
Greene	1,456	44.64%	1,806	55.36%	3,262
Herkimer	2,094	45.84%	2,474	54.16%	4,568
Jefferson	2,900	49.98%	2,902	50.02%	5,802
Kings	677	54.51%	565	45.49%	1,242
Lewis	736	50.27%	728	49.73%	1,464
Livingston	1,749	52.30%	1,595	47.70%	3,344
Madison	2,268	48.37%	2,421	51.63%	4,689
Monroe	2,544	49.43%	2,603	50.57%	5,147
Montgomery and Hamilton^[a]	3,011	53.32%	2,636	46.68%	5,647
New York	5,619	56.51%	4,324	43.49%	9,943
Niagara	836	44.66%	1,036	55.34%	1,872
Oneida	4,180	57.64%	3,072	42.36%	7,252
Nondaga	3,210	47.79%	3,507	52.21%	6,717
Ontario	2,605	62.79%	1,544	37.21%	4,149
Orange	1,892	44.12%	2,396	55.88%	4,288
Orleans	884	48.33%	945	51.67%	1,829
Oswego	1,235	46.50%	1,421	53.50%	2,656
Otsego	2,658	49.65%	2,696	50.35%	5,354
Putnam	490	34.58%	927	65.42%	1,417
Queens	910	67.66%	435	32.34%	1,345
Rensselaer	3,488	53.59%	3,021	46.41%	6,509
Richmond	347	47.02%	391	52.98%	738
Rockland	345	40.40%	509	59.60%	854
Saratoga	2,463	48.50%	2,615	51.50%	5,078
Schenectady	752	43.37%	982	56.63%	1,734
Schoharie	1,311	39.81%	1,982	60.19%	3,293
Seneca	1,064	45.94%	1,252	54.06%	2,316
St. Lawrence	1,761	56.84%	1,337	43.16%	3,098
Steuben	2,139	57.52%	1,580	42.48%	3,719
Suffolk	817	51.00%	785	49.00%	1,602
Sullivan	746	50.68%	726	49.32%	1,472
Tioga	1,445	50.63%	1,409	49.37%	2,854
Tompkins	1,588	42.71%	2,130	57.29%	3,718
Ulster	2,107	54.22%	1,779	45.78%	3,886
Warren	576	39.05%	899	60.95%	1,475
Washington	2,891	58.29%	2,069	41.71%	4,960
Wayne	1,402	53.19%	1,234	46.81%	2,636
Westchester	1,626	54.00%	1,385	46.00%	3,011
Yates	847	38.02%	1,381	61.98%	2,228
Total	99,785	50.93%	96,135	49.07%	195,920

Sources

1 2 Dubin, Michael (January 1, 2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-1439-1.

↑ Results for Montgomery and Hamilton counties were reported together in the source material

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[one-1] 1 2 Dubin, Michael (January 1, 2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-1439-1.

[2] Results for Montgomery and Hamilton counties were reported together in the source material

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