1846 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1846 New York Gubernatorial Election?

John Young won the 1846 New York Gubernatorial Election. John Young received 198,878 popular votes (49.1%). The main challenger was Silas Wright (46.2%).

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Young +2.9 pts · won by 11,572 votes
John YoungWhig PartyWINNER49.1%
198,878 votes
187,306 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.7% 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.