1822 New York gubernatorial election

The 1822 New York state election was held from November 4 to 6, 1822, to elect the governor and the lieutenant governor, as well as all members of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly.

New York gubernatorial election, 1822

November 4, 1822-November 6, 1822

Nominee Joseph C. Yates Party Democratic-Republican Popular vote 128,493 Percentage 97.79%

Governor before election DeWitt Clinton Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Joseph C. Yates Democratic-Republican

Candidates

The Democratic-Republican Party nominated State Supreme Court Justice Joseph C. Yates. The anti-Clintonian faction nominated former U.S. representative and state assemblyman Erastus Root for Lieutenant Governor. The Clintonian faction nominated Henry Huntington for Lieutenant Governor.

Newspaper publisher Solomon Southwick ran as an independent.

Results

New York gubernatorial election, 1822

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph C. Yates	128,493	97.79%
	Independent	Solomon Southwick	2,910	2.21%
Total votes			131,503	100%

New York lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1822

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican (anti-Clintonian)	Erastus Root	82,450	62.20%
	Democratic-Republican (Clintonian)	Henry Huntington	50,098	37.80%
Total votes			132,548	100%

Sources

Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841

See also

New York gubernatorial elections