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1826 New York gubernatorial election New York 1778 Presidential no 1824 New York gubernatorial election 1824 1828 New York gubernatorial election 1828 November 6, 1826 x150px De Witt Clinton MET DT2056 (3x4 crop).jpg DeWitt Clinton Democratic-Republican Party Clintonian 99,785 50.93% William Beatty Rochester (US Congressman from New York).jpg William B. Rochester Democratic-Republican Party anti-Clintonian 8da9e2 96,135 49.07% 1826 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsClinton: #73bc84 50–60% #3fa457 60–70%Rochester: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% Governor DeWitt Clinton Democratic-Republican 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.
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 electionDubin
Michael
2003-01-01
United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County
https://archive.org/details/michael-j.-dubin-united-states-gubernatorial-elections-1776-1860-the-official-re/page/165/mode/2up
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
0-7864-1439-1
DeWitt Clinton (incumbent)
Democratic-Republican (Clintonian)
#008000
99,785
50.93%
-3.36%
William B. Rochester
Democratic-Republican (anti-Clintonian)
#E0B0FF
96,135
49.07%
+3.36%
195,920 100%
Results by county
Results by county+CountyDeWitt ClintonWilliam B. RochesterTotalVotes%Votes%Albany2,98054.11%2,52745.89%5,507Allegany1,27043.36%1,65956.64%2,929Broome1,08763.12%63536.88%1,722Cattaraugus78446.83%89053.17%1,674Cayuga3,04248.66%3,20951.34%6,251Chautauqua1,83953.29%1,61246.71%3,451Chenango2,50451.98%2,31348.02%4,817Clinton81844.48%1,02155.52%1,839Columbia2,55251.43%2,41048.57%4,962Cortland1,36449.46%1,39450.54%2,758Delaware1,60942.36%2,18957.64%3,798Dutchess3,28451.03%3,15148.97%6,435Erie2,18660.29%1,44039.71%3,626Essex1,18455.02%96844.98%2,152Franklin69056.79%52543.21%1,215Genessee2,92352.05%2,69347.95%5,616Greene1,45644.64%1,80655.36%3,262Herkimer2,09445.84%2,47454.16%4,568Jefferson2,90049.98%2,90250.02%5,802Kings67754.51%56545.49%1,242Lewis73650.27%72849.73%1,464Livingston1,74952.30%1,59547.70%3,344Madison2,26848.37%2,42151.63%4,689Monroe2,54449.43%2,60350.57%5,147Montgomery and HamiltonResults for Montgomery and Hamilton counties were reported together in the source material3,01153.32%2,63646.68%5,647New York5,61956.51%4,32443.49%9,943Niagara83644.66%1,03655.34%1,872Oneida4,18057.64%3,07242.36%7,252Nondaga3,21047.79%3,50752.21%6,717Ontario2,60562.79%1,54437.21%4,149Orange1,89244.12%2,39655.88%4,288Orleans88448.33%94551.67%1,829Oswego1,23546.50%1,42153.50%2,656Otsego2,65849.65%2,69650.35%5,354Putnam49034.58%92765.42%1,417Queens91067.66%43532.34%1,345Rensselaer3,48853.59%3,02146.41%6,509Richmond34747.02%39152.98%738Rockland34540.40%50959.60%854Saratoga2,46348.50%2,61551.50%5,078Schenectady75243.37%98256.63%1,734Schoharie1,31139.81%1,98260.19%3,293Seneca1,06445.94%1,25254.06%2,316St. Lawrence1,76156.84%1,33743.16%3,098Steuben2,13957.52%1,58042.48%3,719Suffolk81751.00%78549.00%1,602Sullivan74650.68%72649.32%1,472Tioga1,44550.63%1,40949.37%2,854Tompkins1,58842.71%2,13057.29%3,718Ulster2,10754.22%1,77945.78%3,886Warren57639.05%89960.95%1,475Washington2,89158.29%2,06941.71%4,960Wayne1,40253.19%1,23446.81%2,636Westchester1,62654.00%1,38546.00%3,011Yates84738.02%1,38161.98%2,228Total99,78550.93%96,13549.07%195,920
Sources
1826
New York
Gubernatorial election
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