1794 New York Governor Race

1794 New York Gubernatorial Election
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The 1794 New York Gubernatorial Election was held on November 3, 1794. This was the first New York Governor election under the 13th Amendment, which changed the term lengths to 4 years long. 
The Democratic-Republicans recently lost their Governor as he ascended to the Vice Presidency, so the Lieutenant Governor took the office, who had been a member of the Party for Democracy. 
The Party for Democracy would nominate incumbent Pierre Van Cortlandt. The Democratic-Republicans would nominate a former party enemy, Robert Yates, who was also a New York Associate Justice. The Federalists would choose Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who had great national success. 
==Results==
Alexander Hamilton would beat Yates in a narrow election, becoming the first Federalist Governor. 
Candidate 	Candidate 	Popular Vote	Popular Vote
Candidate 	Candidate 	Count 	Percentage
Alexander Hamilton 	Federalist 	9,439 	37.2%
Robert Yates 	Democratic-Republican	9,160 	36.1%
Pierre Van Cortlandt	Party for Democracy 	6,775 	26.7%
Total 	Total 	25,374 	100.00%