Claim: In the 1811 New York lieutenant gubernatorial election (held to fill the unexpired term of the Lieutenant Governor of New York) Democratic-Republican candidate Dewit Clinton earned the largest percentage (50.39%) of the votes with 32,754 votes, and Federalist Nicholas Fish was the runner up with 44.65% of the votes and 29,027 votes.
Evidence: The 1811 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Special Election in New York was held to fill the unexpired term of the Lieutenant Governor of New York. Democratic-Republican DeWitt Clinton 32,754 50.39% Federalist Nicholas Fish 29,027 44.65% Tammany Marinus Willett 3,226 4.96%