1828 New York gubernatorial election

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% 38.48% 12.06%

County results Van Buren:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Thompson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Southwick:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%

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

The 1828 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 3 to 5, 1828. Incumbent Governor DeWitt Clinton died in office on February 11, 1828. Lieutenant Governor Nathaniel Pitcher succeeded him but was not a candidate for election to the next term.

United States Senator Martin Van Buren was elected Governor over United States Supreme Court Justice Smith Thompson and journalist Solomon Southwick. This is the first election to feature a winning candidate who eventually became President of the United States. This is the first election to also feature a winning candidate who eventually became both Vice President of the United States and President of the United States.

General election

Candidates

• Solomon Southwick, newspaper publisher and former sheriff of Albany County (Anti-Masonic)
• Smith Thompson, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (National Republican)
• Martin Van Buren, United States Senator from New York (Democratic)

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

New York gubernatorial election, 1828

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Van Buren	136,794	49.46%
	National Republican	Smith Thompson	106,444	38.48%
	Anti-Masonic	Solomon Southwick	33,345	12.06%
Total votes			276,583	100%

Aftermath

Van Buren was sworn into office as governor on January 1, 1829, but quickly resigned from office on March 12, 1829, to serve as United States Secretary of State and was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Enos T. Throop.

Sources

Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841