Election Name: | 1822 New York gubernatorial election |
Country: | New York |
Flag Year: | 1778 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1820 New York gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1820 |
Next Election: | 1824 New York gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1824 |
Election Date: | November 4–6, 1822 |
Image1: | JosephCYates (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Joseph C. Yates |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 128,493 |
Percentage1: | 97.79% |
Nominee2: | Solomon Southwick |
Party2: | Independent |
Popular Vote2: | 2,910 |
Percentage2: | 2.21% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | DeWitt Clinton |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican |
After Election: | Joseph C. Yates |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican |
The 1822 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 4 to 6, 1822. Governor DeWitt Clinton was not a candidate for a third term in office after the legislature voted to shorten his term by one year. In the race to succeed him, Joseph C. Yates won with nominal opposition from Albany Register publisher Solomon Southwick.
The Republicans nominated State Supreme Court Justice Joseph C. Yates. Newspaper publisher Solomon Southwick ran as an independent.
Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841