1834 New York gubernatorial election

1834 New York gubernatorial election
Marcy 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%	Seward 50-60% 60-70%
Governor before election; William L. Marcy; Democratic	Elected Governor ; William L. Marcy; Democratic

The 1834 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 3 to 5, 1834 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. This was the first fall election in which the Whig Party participated.

Whig nomination

Candidates

Amos P. Granger, former Syracuse city trustee and president of Manlius
William H. Seward, State Senator from Auburn
Daniel C. Verplanck, former Dutchess County Court of Common Pleas judge and U.S. Representative (died March 29)

Results

Seward fought hard for the nomination; those considered included Amos P. Granger, Daniel C. Verplanck, and others. Eventually Seward, then 33 years old, emerged as the consensus choice.

General election

Candidates

William L. Marcy, incumbent Governor since 1833 and former U.S. Senator (Democratic)
William H. Seward, State Senator from Auburn (Whig)

Incumbent Governor William L. Marcy was re-nominated by the Democratic Party to run against the nominee of the Whig Party, future governor William H. Seward. The Democratic Party nominated the incumbent John Tracy for Lieutenant Governor.

The Whig Party nominated state assemblyman Silas M. Stilwell for Lieutenant Governor.

Campaign

During the campaign, the Democratic press charged that Seward was too young to serve; the Whig press countered by giving examples of famous people, including DeWitt Clinton, Napoleon, and Henry Clay who had served at young ages. Both sides utilized "slogans and songs," turning the race into a "lively affair."^[1]

Results

The Democratic ticket of Marcy and Tracy was elected.

New York gubernatorial election, 1834^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William L. Marcy (incumbent)	181,900	51.84%	+0.33%
	Whig	William H. Seward	169,008	48.16%	−0.33%
Total votes			350,908	100%

Sources

^ Goodwin, Doris Kearns (2006). Team of Rivals: the political genius of Abraham Lincoln. Simon & Schuster Lincoln library (1st ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-7075-5.
^ The Tribune almanac and political register 1838-1841. New York: George Dearborn & Co. p. 23. OCLC 2559580.

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[1] Goodwin, Doris Kearns (2006). Team of Rivals: the political genius of Abraham Lincoln. Simon & Schuster Lincoln library (1st ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-7075-5.

[2] The Tribune almanac and political register 1838-1841. New York: George Dearborn & Co. p. 23. OCLC 2559580.

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