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The 1820 New York gubernatorial election was held in April 1820 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Incumbent Governor DeWitt Clinton was re-elected to a second term in office over Daniel D. Tompkins, his predecessor and the Vice President of the United States.

Background

In 1816, Governor Daniel D. Tompkins was elected Vice President of the United States as the running mate of James Monroe and resigned the office of governor. DeWitt Clinton was the sole candidate for the 1817 special election to succeed him, despite opposition from the Tammany Hall organization.

General election

Candidates

DeWitt Clinton, incumbent Governor of New York since 1817
Daniel D. Tompkins, Vice President of the United States since 1817 and former Governor of New York

The Clintonian faction of the Democratic-Republican Party nominated incumbent DeWitt Clinton. For Lieutenant Governor they nominated incumbent John Tayler.

The anti-Clintonian faction of the Democratic-Republican Party nominated Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins.

Results

The Clintonian ticket of Clinton and Tayler was elected.

New York gubernatorial election, 1820
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican (Clintonian)	DeWitt Clinton (incumbent)	47,447	50.78%
	Democratic-Republican (Anti-Clintonian)	Daniel D. Tompkins	45,990	49.22%
Total votes			93,437	100%

Sources

Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841