1826 New York gubernatorial election

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.

1826 New York gubernatorial election

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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

General election

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Candidates

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  • 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

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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

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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

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