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.
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 Hamilton3,01153.32%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
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