1826 New York gubernatorial election

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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

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

Sources

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