1801 New York gubernatorial election

1801 New York gubernatorial election

April 1801

Nominee George Clinton Stephen Van Rensselaer Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 24,808 20,843 Percentage 54.34% 45.66%

County results Clinton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%      >90% Rensselaer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%

Governor before election John Jay Federalist Elected Governor George Clinton Democratic-Republican

The 1801 New York gubernatorial election was held in April 1801 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Candidates

The Democratic-Republican Party nominated state assemblyman and former Governor George Clinton. They nominated former U.S. representative and president of the Bank of Albany Jeremiah Van Rensselaer for Lieutenant Governor.

The Federalist Party nominated Lieutenant Governor Stephen Van Rensselaer. They nominated former U.S. senator James Watson for Lieutenant Governor.

Results

The Democratic-Republican ticket of Clinton and Jeremiah Van Rensselaer was elected.

New York gubernatorial election, 1801

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	George Clinton	24,808	54.34%	+8.35%
	Federalist	Stephen Van Rensselaer	20,843	45.66%	-8.35%
Total votes			45,651	100%

Sources

Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841

See also

• New York gubernatorial elections
• New York state elections