1824 New York gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1824 New York gubernatorial election
Country:New York
Flag Year:1778
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1822 New York gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1822
Next Election:1826 New York gubernatorial election
Next Year:1826
Election Date:November 1—3, 1824
Image1:DeWitt Clinton by Rembrandt Peale cropped.jpg
Nominee1:DeWitt Clinton
Party1:Democratic-Republican Party
Colour1:228B22
Alliance1:Clintonian
Popular Vote1:103,452
Percentage1:54.29%
Nominee2:Samuel Young
Party2:Democratic-Republican Party
Colour2:E0B0FF
Alliance2:anti-Clintonian
Popular Vote2:87,093
Percentage2:45.71%
Governor
Before Election:Joseph C. Yates
Before Party:Democratic-Republican
After Election:DeWitt Clinton
After Party:Democratic-Republican

The 1824 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 1 to 3, 1824, to elect the governor and the lieutenant governor.

Candidates

The Clintonian faction of the Democratic-Republican Party nominated former Governor DeWitt Clinton for Governor and state assemblyman and former U.S. representative James Tallmadge Jr. for Lieutenant Governor.

The anti-Clintonian faction of the Democratic-Republican Party nominated Erie Canal Commissioner Samuel Young for Governor and incumbent Erastus Root for Lieutenant Governor.

Results

The Clintonian ticket of Clinton and Tallmadge won.

Sources

Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841