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1834 New York gubernatorial election

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1834 New York gubernatorial election

← 1832 November 3–5, 1834 1836 →
 
Nominee William L. Marcy William H. Seward
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 181,900 169,008
Percentage 51.84% 48.16%

County Results

Governor before election

William L. Marcy
Democratic

Elected Governor

William L. Marcy
Democratic

The 1834 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 3 to 5, 1834 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. This was the first fall election in which the Whig Party participated.

Candidates

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Incumbent Governor William L. Marcy was re-nominated by the Democratic Party to run against the nominee of the Whig Party, future governor William H. Seward. The Democratic Party nominated the incumbent John Tracy for Lieutenant Governor.

Seward had had to fight hard for the nomination; those considered included Amos P. Granger, Daniel C. Verplanck, and others. Eventually Seward, then 33 years old, emerged as the consensus choice. The Whig Party nominated state assemblyman Silas M. Stilwell for Lieutenant Governor.

Campaign

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During the campaign, the Democratic press charged that Seward was too young to serve; the Whig press countered by giving examples of famous people, including DeWitt Clinton, Napoleon, and Henry Clay who had served at young ages. Both sides utilized "slogans and songs," turning the race into a "lively affair."[1]

Results

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The Democratic ticket of Marcy and Tracy was elected.

New York gubernatorial election, 1834[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William L. Marcy (incumbent) 181,900 51.84% +0.33%
Whig William H. Seward 169,008 48.16% −0.33%
Total votes 350,908 100%

Sources

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  1. ^ Goodwin, Doris Kearns (2006). Team of Rivals: the political genius of Abraham Lincoln. Simon & Schuster Lincoln library (1st ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-7075-5.
  2. ^ The Tribune almanac and political register 1838-1841. New York: George Dearborn & Co. p. 23. OCLC 2559580.