1850 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1850 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Washington Hunt won the 1850 New York Gubernatorial Election. Washington Hunt received 214,614 popular votes (49.64%). The main challenger was Horatio Seymour (49.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Hunt and Seymour

Hunt +0.1 pts · won by 262 votes

Washington HuntWhig PartyWINNER49.64%

214,614 votes

Horatio Seymour Democratic49.58%

214,352 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.