1820 New York gubernatorial election

none January 2025 November 2013 1820 New York gubernatorial election New York 1778 Presidential no 1817 New York gubernatorial election 1817 (special) 1822 New York gubernatorial election 1822 April 1820 x150px Rembrandt Peale's portrait of DeWitt Clinton 1812 cropped.jpg DeWitt Clinton Democratic-Republican Party Clintonian 47,447 50.78% Daniel D Tompkins by John Wesley Jarvis (3x4 cropped).jpg Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican Party 8da9e2 Anti-Clintonian 45,990 49.22% 1820 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsClinton: #73bc84 50–60% #3fa457 60–70% #008c21 70–80%Tompkins: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% Governor DeWitt Clinton Democratic-Republican 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. 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 DeWitt Clinton, incumbent Governor of New York since 1817 Daniel D. Tompkins, Vice President of the United States since 1817 and former Governor of New York 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 DeWitt Clinton (incumbent) Democratic-Republican (Clintonian) #008000 47,447 50.78% Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican (Anti-Clintonian) #E0B0FF 45,990 49.22% 93,437 100% See also New York gubernatorial elections New York state elections Sources Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841 1820 New York Gubernatorial election Category:April 1820 Category:Daniel D. Tompkins Category:DeWitt Clinton