1826 New York gubernatorial election

Summary

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

1826 New York gubernatorial election

← 1824 November 6, 1826 1828 →
 
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%

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

Candidates edit

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 Eighth Circuit Court William B. Rochester for governor and former U.S. representative Nathaniel Pitcher for lieutenant governor.

Results edit

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]
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 edit

Results by county[1]
County DeWitt Clinton William B. Rochester Total
Votes % Votes %
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 edit

  1. ^ a b 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  1. ^ Results for Montgomery and Hamilton counties were reported together in the source material