1840 New York gubernatorial election
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The 1840 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 2 to 4, 1840, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.
General election
Candidates
- William C. Bouck, member of the Erie Canal Commission (Democratic)
- William H. Seward, incumbent Governor since 1839 (Whig)
- Gerrit Smith, PresbyterianTemplate:Efn minister and abolitionist (Liberty)
The Whig Party nominated incumbent governor William H. Seward. They nominated incumbent Luther Bradish for Lieutenant Governor.
The Democratic Party nominated former Erie Canal Commissioner William C. Bouck. They nominated state senator Daniel S. Dickinson for Lieutenant Governor.
The Liberty party nominated Gerrit Smith. They nominated Charles O. Shepard for Lieutenant Governor.
Results
The Whig ticket of Seward and Bradish was elected.
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William C. Bouck | 216,726 | 49.10% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Liberty | Gerrit Smith | 2,662 | 0.60% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100% | |||
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Notes
Sources
- Result: The Tribune Almanac 1842