New York gubernatorial election 1789
The New York gubernatorial elections of 1789 took place in April 1789, where the governor and lieutenant governor of New York were elected.
Candidates
George Clinton ran as an anti-federalist for re-election for governor of New York. His opponent was Robert Yates of the Federalist Party . Both ran with Pierre Van Cortlandt as vice governor candidate.
Result
image | candidate | Political party | be right | |
---|---|---|---|---|
number | percent | |||
George Clinton | Anti-federalist | 6,391 | 51.74% | |
Robert Yates | federalist | 5,962 | 48.26% | |
total | 12,353 | 100.00% |
literature
- Democrat's almanac, and political register, for 1840. , 66
- The New-York state register, for 1845 by Orville Luther Holley, Volume 2, Page 101