1842 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1842 New York Gubernatorial Election?

William C. Bouck won the 1842 New York Gubernatorial Election. William C. Bouck received 208,072 popular votes (51.83%). The main challenger was Luther Bradish (46.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Bouck and Bradish

Bouck +5.5 pts · won by 21,981 votes
208,072 votes
Luther BradishWhig Party46.36%
186,091 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.