1848 New York gubernatorial election

1848 New York gubernatorial election
November 7, 1848
 
Nominee Hamilton Fish John Adams Dix Reuben H. Walworth
Party Whig Free Soil Democratic
Popular vote 218,776 122,889 116,907
Percentage 47.6% 26.7% 25.4%
County results
Fish:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Dix:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Walworth:      40–50%
Governor before election

John Young
Whig

Elected Governor

Hamilton Fish
Whig

The 1848 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1848. Incumbent Governor John Young was not nominated for a second term in office by the Whig Party. The Whig nomination went to Hamilton Fish, who won the general election over split Democratic opposition following the defection of the "Barnburner" faction to form the new Free Soil Party.

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