New York gubernatorial election, 1820

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The 1820 New York gubernatorial election was held in April 1820 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Governor Clinton was the incumbent. Vice President Tompkins had been Governor from 1807 to 1817.

Results [edit]

1820 General election results
Governor candidate Running Mate Party Popular Vote
DeWitt Clinton John Tayler Democratic-Republican (Clintonian) 47,445 50.78%
Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican (Bucktails) 45,990 49.22%
Note: Tompkins was the sitting Vice President of the United States.

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