1852 New York gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 1852 New York gubernatorial election New York 1778 Presidential no 1850 New York gubernatorial election 1850 1854 New York gubernatorial election 1854 November 2, 1852 x150px Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) 264,121 50.31% x150px Washington Hunt Whig Party (United States) 241,525 46.01% 1852 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px Results by countySeymour: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Hunt: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% Governor Washington Hunt Whig Party (United States) Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) The 1852 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1852. Incumbent Governor Washington Hunt ran for re-election to a second term in office. In a rematch of the 1850 race, Hunt was defeated by Horatio Seymour, who was elected to the first of two non-consecutive terms as governor. Democratic nomination Candidates John P. Beekman, former State Senator from Kinderhook George W. Clinton, former mayor of Buffalo and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York Erastus Corning, former State Senator and mayor of Albany Zadock Pratt, former U.S. Representative from Prattsville and candidate for governor in 1848 Augustus Schell, attorney and railroad investor Horatio Seymour, former Speaker of the New York Assembly and mayor of Utica and nominee for governor in 1850 John Vanderbilt, State Senator from Flatbush Aaron Ward, former U.S. Representative from Mount Pleasant Results The Democratic state convention met on September 1 and 2 in Syracuse. On the first ballot, Seymour led with 59 votes, but was five short of a majority. Seymour was nominated for governor on the second ballot with 78 votes against 21 for Schell.Latest Intelligence: Democratic State Convention. New-York Daily Times. September 3, 1852. p. 2. 1852 Democratic state convention, first ballot Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) 59 46.46% Zadock Pratt Democratic Party (United States) 8 6.30% George W. Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 8 6.30% John P. Beekman Democratic Party (United States) 7 5.51% Augustus Schell Democratic Party (United States) John Vanderbilt Democratic Party (United States) Erastus Corning Democratic Party (United States) Aaron Ward Democratic Party (United States) 127 100.00% 1852 Democratic state convention, second ballot Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) 78 Augustus Schell Democratic Party (United States) 21 Erastus Corning Democratic Party (United States) 9 George W. Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 3 John P. Beekman Democratic Party (United States) John Vanderbilt Democratic Party (United States) Aaron Ward Democratic Party (United States) Whig nomination The Whig state convention met on September 22 at the City Hall in Syracuse. Governor Hunt was re-nominated by acclamation.Latest Intelligence: Whig state convention. New-York Daily Times. September 23, 1852. p. 1. Free Democratic nomination The Free Democratic state convention met on September 29 in Syracuse and passed a series of strong free soil resolutions. They nominated Minthorne Tompkins for governor.News of the Morning. New-York Daily Times. September 30, 1852. p. 4. General election Candidates Washington Hunt, incumbent Governor since 1851 (Whig) Horatio Seymour, former Speaker of the New York Assembly and mayor of Utica (Democratic) Minthorne Tompkins, former State Senator from Castleton, Staten Island and son of Daniel D. Tompkins (Free Democratic) Results 1852 New York gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=5SY1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA367 Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York 1852 367 Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) 264,121 50.31% 0.73 Washington Hunt (incumbent) Whig Party (United States) 214,614 46.01% 1.54 Minthorne Tompkins Free Soil Party 19,661 3.94% N/A 498,396 100.00% See also New York gubernatorial elections New York state elections Notes References Bibliography Dearstyne Bruce W. 2015 The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State's History https://books.google.com/books?id=9tiUBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA56 Albany, NY State University of New York Press 56 978-1-4384-5659-1 Google Books Jenkins John S. 1852 History of Political Parties in the State of New-York https://books.google.com/books?id=MWQqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA466 Alden & Markham 466 Jenkins John S. 1851 Lives of the governors of the state of New York https://archive.org/details/livesgovernorss00jenkgoog 724 Auburn, NY Derby and Miller 1852 New York Gubernatorial election Category:November 1852