208,072 186,091 Start date November 8, 1842 | 51.83% 46.36% | |
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Winner William C Bouck | ||
The 1842 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1842 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.
Background
This was the first gubernatorial election in New York which was held on a single day. Until 1841, the State elections had been held during three days beginning on the first Monday in November. In 1842, the State Legislature fixed the election day permanently on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November.
References
New York gubernatorial election, 1842 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA