1826 New York gubernatorial election

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1826 New York gubernatorial election
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  1824 November 6, 1826 1828  
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Nominee DeWitt Clinton William B. Rochester
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Alliance Clintonian anti-Clintonian
Popular vote99,78596,135
Percentage50.93%49.07%

1826 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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

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.

Contents

General election

Candidates

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.

New York gubernatorial election, 1826 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican (Clintonian) DeWitt Clinton (incumbent) 99,785 50.93% -3.36%
Democratic-Republican (anti-Clintonian) William B. Rochester 96,13549.07%+3.36%
Total votes195,920 100%

Results by county

Results by county [1]
CountyDeWitt ClintonWilliam B. RochesterTotal
Votes%Votes%
Albany2,98054.11%2,52745.89%5,507
Allegany1,27043.36%1,65956.64%2,929
Broome1,08763.12%63536.88%1,722
Cattaraugus78446.83%89053.17%1,674
Cayuga3,04248.66%3,20951.34%6,251
Chautauqua1,83953.29%1,61246.71%3,451
Chenango2,50451.98%2,31348.02%4,817
Clinton81844.48%1,02155.52%1,839
Columbia2,55251.43%2,41048.57%4,962
Cortland1,36449.46%1,39450.54%2,758
Delaware1,60942.36%2,18957.64%3,798
Dutchess3,28451.03%3,15148.97%6,435
Erie2,18660.29%1,44039.71%3,626
Essex1,18455.02%96844.98%2,152
Franklin69056.79%52543.21%1,215
Genessee2,92352.05%2,69347.95%5,616
Greene1,45644.64%1,80655.36%3,262
Herkimer2,09445.84%2,47454.16%4,568
Jefferson2,90049.98%2,90250.02%5,802
Kings67754.51%56545.49%1,242
Lewis73650.27%72849.73%1,464
Livingston1,74952.30%1,59547.70%3,344
Madison2,26848.37%2,42151.63%4,689
Monroe2,54449.43%2,60350.57%5,147
Montgomery and Hamilton [lower-alpha 1] 3,01153.32%2,63646.68%5,647
New York5,61956.51%4,32443.49%9,943
Niagara83644.66%1,03655.34%1,872
Oneida4,18057.64%3,07242.36%7,252
Nondaga3,21047.79%3,50752.21%6,717
Ontario2,60562.79%1,54437.21%4,149
Orange1,89244.12%2,39655.88%4,288
Orleans88448.33%94551.67%1,829
Oswego1,23546.50%1,42153.50%2,656
Otsego2,65849.65%2,69650.35%5,354
Putnam49034.58%92765.42%1,417
Queens91067.66%43532.34%1,345
Rensselaer3,48853.59%3,02146.41%6,509
Richmond34747.02%39152.98%738
Rockland34540.40%50959.60%854
Saratoga2,46348.50%2,61551.50%5,078
Schenectady75243.37%98256.63%1,734
Schoharie1,31139.81%1,98260.19%3,293
Seneca1,06445.94%1,25254.06%2,316
St. Lawrence1,76156.84%1,33743.16%3,098
Steuben2,13957.52%1,58042.48%3,719
Suffolk81751.00%78549.00%1,602
Sullivan74650.68%72649.32%1,472
Tioga1,44550.63%1,40949.37%2,854
Tompkins1,58842.71%2,13057.29%3,718
Ulster2,10754.22%1,77945.78%3,886
Warren57639.05%89960.95%1,475
Washington2,89158.29%2,06941.71%4,960
Wayne1,40253.19%1,23446.81%2,636
Westchester1,62654.00%1,38546.00%3,011
Yates84738.02%1,38161.98%2,228
Total99,78550.93%96,13549.07%195,920

Sources

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

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