George Clinton

★ Governor

Born: July 26, 1739
Died: April 20, 1812
Age at death: 72
Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1789–1854

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Clinton51,083

Opponents67,875

Elections run

Between 1789 and 1854, George Clinton ran in 9 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning 5 and losing 4. Clinton's biggest single-election total was 24,808 votes, in the 1801 governor election in New York. Clinton's closest win came in the 1792 governor election in New York, decided by 108 votes.

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How many votes has George Clinton received?

George Clinton has received 51,083 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–4.

Election history

George Clinton’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,55932.95%	Guy Pelton George F Miner
1848	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,40825.44%	Elbridge Spaulding Wadsworth
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.08%	Walter Case John Mquod David Westcott Stanley Faulkner Strong Thomas Mkasick Timothy Pickering Donald C Strachan Daniel Comfort James Wilkin Samuel Burt
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	John Thompson Joseph A Bailey Marvin Wilson Franklin D Sargent Kinner Newcomb Alphonzo A Hopkins Victor A Wilder Clara B Mann Peter Sailly Daniel D Tompkins John Thomps Benjamin Pond John Tremble John McUmber Thorn Charles A Hitchcock
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	4,40626.34%	John Henry Livingston Gurdon Mumford John B Coles Hamilton Fish John R Livinston Monson Morris John N Jones Benjamin Coe John G Ward Townsend Semour Sherwin Allan L Benson Benjamin Knap M W %dr< Palmer William Hoffmaster George Schmelz James L Wells Andrew Heister
1805	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,06988.79%	Smith James Woods Tho. Van Pelt
1801	GovernorNew York	Won	24,80854.34%	Stephen Van Rensselaer
1792	GovernorNew York	Won	8,44050.32%	John Jay
1789	GovernorNew York	Won	6,39151.74%	Robert Yates

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q201646). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Clinton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-clinton. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.