1816 New York gubernatorial election

1816 New York gubernatorial election

April 1816

Nominee Daniel D. Tompkins Rufus King Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 45,412 38,647 Percentage 54.02% 45.98%

County results Tompkins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      90–100% King:      50–60%      60–70%      90–100%

Governor before election Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican

The 1816 New York gubernatorial election was held in April 1816 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Governor Tompkins had received the nomination of the Congressional Caucus for Vice President as James Monroe's running-mate. Senator King would receive the votes for President of those Federalist Electors chosen that fall.

General election

Candidates

• Rufus King, United States Senator and former Minister to the United Kingdom (Federalist)
• Daniel D. Tompkins, incumbent Governor since 1807 (Republican)

Results

The Democratic-Republican ticket of Tompkins and Tayler was elected.

1816 New York gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	Daniel D. Tompkins (incumbent)	45,412	54.02%	1.85
	Federalist	Rufus King	38,647	45.98%	1.85
Total votes			84,059	100%

See also

• New York gubernatorial elections
• New York state elections