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1862 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1862 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Horatio Seymour won the 1862 New York Gubernatorial Election. Horatio Seymour received 306,649 popular votes (50.89%). The main challenger was James S. Wadsworth (49.11%).

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

Seymour +1.8 pts · won by 10,752 votes
Horatio SeymourDemocraticWINNER50.89%
306,649 votes
James S. WadsworthNational Union Party49.11%
295,897 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.