1860 New York Gubernatorial Election

New York · 2 candidates · See every 1860 Governor race

Who won the 1860 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Edwin D. Morgan won the 1860 New York Gubernatorial Election. Edwin D. Morgan received 358,272 popular votes (53.2%). The main challenger was William Kelly (43.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Morgan and Kelly

Morgan +9.4 pts · won by 63,460 votes
358,272 votes
294,812 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% 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.