1792 New York Governor Race

1792 New York Gubernatorial Election
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The 1792 New York Gubernatorial Election was held on April 5, 1792. 
The Democratic-Republicans still held the largest party in the state at the time, nominating incumbent Governor George Clinton. The opposition party this time would be the oldest party in the state, the Party for Democracy, who nominated John Jay, an ambassador. 
==Results==
George Clinton won with a slim majority, barely beating out his main rival, John Jay. 
Candidate 	Candidate 	Popular Vote	Popular Vote
Candidate 	Candidate 	Count 	Percentage
George Clinton	Democratic-Republican	8,440 	50.32%
John Jay 	Party for Democracy 	8,332 	49.68%
Total 	Total 	16,772 	100.00%