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1872 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1872 New York Gubernatorial Election?

John Adams Dix won the 1872 New York Gubernatorial Election. John Adams Dix received 445,801 popular votes (53.19%). The main challenger was Francis Kernan (46.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Dix and Kernan

Dix +6.4 pts · won by 53,451 votes
John Adams DixRepublicanWINNER53.19%
445,801 votes
Francis KernanDemocratic46.81%
392,350 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.