1818 New York Governor Race

1818 New York Gubernatorial Election
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The 1818 New York Gubernatorial Election was held on November 4, 1818. 
The Democratic Party was stretched thin for Candidates, but while Governor John Tayler, who took over after John Tremble's assassination, had wanted to keep his position. However, DeWitt Clinton, the Mayor of New York City, outclassed him in debate skills, getting his way onto the ticket instead, Tayler resigned himself to the Lieutenant Governor slot again. 
The Republicans considered a few candidates, Stephen Van Rensselaer the former Governor wanted to run again, however he had lost several times prior, and the Republicans wanted a stronger candidate. Jonas Platt was also considered, being a several times State Legislature, however the Benckendorfites of the the state refused to nominate him since he had priorly been in support of the Tremble administration over the popular vote. Rufus King was broadly considered the best candidate, and many party leaders had hoped to recruit him into the race, however he denied the position, instead running for Senator. Republicans with little other choice turned to an old voice in New York politics, Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton having been a former Governor and former Secretary of the Treasury with an infamous sex scandal from 1797. 
Third Parties gained wide support in this race, with divisive candidates taking the main two slots. The Patriot Party nominated their first candidate in it's state-wide history, nominating Henry Clark, a former Representative. Another group known as Tammany Hall would run former Republican Representative Peter Buell Porter as an independent in the race, gaining significant support for the groups size. 
==Results==
Clinton won with a plurality in the state, beating out Hamilton, Clark, and Porter. Clinton only served two years though, entering the Vice Presidency in 1821. 
Candidate 	Candidate 	Popular Vote	Popular Vote
Candidate 	Candidate 	Count 	Percentage
DeWitt Clinton 	Democratic 	44,059 	48.8%
Alexander Hamilton	Republican 	20,495 	22.7%
Henry Clark 	Patriot 	14,716 	16.3%
Peter Buell Porter	Independent	11,015 	12.2%
Total 	Total 	90,285 	100.0%