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1856 New York gubernatorial election

1856 New York gubernatorial election

← 1854 November 4, 1856 1858 →
 
Nominee John A. King Amasa J. Parker Erastus Brooks
Party Republican Democratic Know Nothing
Alliance North American
Popular vote 264,400 198,616 130,870
Percentage 44.52% 33.44% 22.04%

County results

King:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Parker:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%

Brooks:      30-40%      40-50%

Governor before election

Myron Clark
Whig

Elected Governor

John Alsop King
Republican

The 1856 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1856. Incumbent Governor Myron Clark did not run for re-election to a second term in office. In the race to succeed him, John A. King defeated Amasa J. Parker and Erastus Brooks to become the first Republican elected Governor of New York.


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