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1798 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1798 New York Gubernatorial Election?

John Jay won the 1798 New York Gubernatorial Election. John Jay received 16,012 popular votes (54.01%). The main challenger was Robert Livingston (45.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Jay and Livingston

Jay +8.0 pts · won by 2,380 votes
John JayFederalist PartyWINNER54.01%
16,012 votes
Robert LivingstonDemocratic45.99%
13,632 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.