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1854 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1854 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Myron Clark won the 1854 New York Gubernatorial Election. Myron Clark received 156,804 popular votes (33.38%). The main challenger was Horatio Seymour (33.32%).

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

Clark +0.1 pts · won by 309 votes
Myron ClarkOppositionWINNER33.38%
156,804 votes
Horatio SeymourDemocratic33.32%
156,495 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.