1836 New York gubernatorial election

The 1836 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 7 to 9, 1836, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.

1836 New York gubernatorial election

November 7–9, 1836

Nominee William L. Marcy Jesse Buel Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 166,122 136,648 Percentage 54.24% 44.62%

County Results Marcy   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Buel   50-60%   60-70% No Data/Vote

Governor before election William L. Marcy Democratic Elected Governor William L. Marcy Democratic

General election

Candidates

• Jesse Buel, newspaper publisher and agricultural reformer (Whig)
• William L. Marcy, incumbent Governor since 1833 and former U.S. Senator (Democratic)
• Isaac S. Smith (Locofoco)

The Democratic Party nominated incumbent Governor William L. Marcy. They nominated incumbent John Tracy for Lieutenant Governor.

The Whig Party nominated agricultural reformist Jesse Buel. They nominated former U.S. Representative Gamaliel H. Barstow for Lieutenant Governor.

The Locofoco Faction of the Democratic Party nominated Isaac S. Smith. They nominated Moses Jacques for Lieutenant Governor.

Results

The Democratic ticket of Marcy and Tracy was elected.

New York gubernatorial election, 1836

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William L. Marcy (incumbent)	166,122	54.24%	+2.40%
	Whig	Jesse Buel	136,648	44.62%	−3.54%
	Locofoco	Isaac S. Smith	3,496	1.14%	N/A
Total votes			306,266	100%

Sources

Result: The Tribune Almanac 1841