1828 New York gubernatorial election

The 1828 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 3 to 5, 1828, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.

1828 New York gubernatorial election

November 3–5, 1828

Nominee Martin Van Buren Smith Thompson Solomon Southwick Party Democratic National Republican Anti-Masonic Popular vote 136,794 106,444 33,345 Percentage 49.46% 38.49% 12.06%

Governor before election Nathaniel Pitcher Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Martin Van Buren Democratic

United States Senator Martin Van Buren was elected Governor over United States Supreme Court Justice Smith Thompson and journalist Solomon Southwick.

Candidates

The Democratic Party nominated U.S. senator Martin Van Buren. They nominated former U.S. representative and Judge of the Seventh Circuit Enos T. Throop for Lieutenant Governor.

The National Republican Party nominated Supreme Court Justice Smith Thompson. They nominated state assemblyman Francis Granger for Lieutenant Governor.

The Anti-Masonic Party nominated newspaper publisher Solomon Southwick. They nominated state senator John Crary for Lieutenant Governor.

Results

The Democratic ticket of Van Buren and Throop was elected.

New York gubernatorial election, 1828

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Van Buren	136,794	49.46%
	National Republican	Smith Thompson	106,444	38.49%
	Anti-Masonic	Solomon Southwick	33,345	12.06%
Total votes			276,583	100%

Sources

Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841