1810 New York gubernatorial election

1810 New York gubernatorial election

April 1810

Nominee Daniel D. Tompkins Jonas Platt Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 43,094 36,484 Percentage 53.91% 46.09%

County results Tompkins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90% Platt:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican

The 1810 New York gubernatorial election was held in April 1810 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Candidates

The Democratic-Republican Party nominated incumbent Daniel D. Tompkins. They nominated incumbent John Broome for Lieutenant Governor.

The Federalist Party nominated state senator Jonas Platt. They nominated former Adjutant General of New York Nicholas Fish for Lieutenant Governor.

Results

The Democratic-Republican ticket of Tompkins and Broome was elected. Broome would die 4 months later, necessitating a special election.

New York gubernatorial election, 1810

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Daniel D. Tompkins (incumbent)	43,094	54.15%
	Federalist	Jonas Platt	36,484	45.85%
Total votes			79,578	100%

Sources

Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841

See also

• New York gubernatorial elections
• New York state elections