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1846 New York gubernatorial election

1846 New York gubernatorial election

← 1844 November 3, 1846 1848 →
 
Nominee John Young Silas Wright
Party Whig Democratic
Alliance Anti-Rent
Popular vote 198,878 187,306
Percentage 49.1% 46.2%

Results by county
Young:      50-60%      60-70%
Tie:      50%
Wright:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Silas Wright
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Young
Whig

The 1846 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1846. Incumbent Governor Silas Wright ran for a second term in office but was defeated by John Young. Young won with the support of the Anti-Rent movement, an armed insurgency of tenant farmers who rebelled against the existing feudal system of landholding.


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