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1868 New York governor election
John T. Hoffman (Democrat) beat John Augustus Griswold (Republican) in New York in 1868, 51.6% to 48.4%, a margin of 3.3 points and 27,946 votes.
New York changed party: in 1866 it went Republican, for Reuben Fenton.
Republicans led in 43 of the 58 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 15. The largest, New York, cast 155,894 votes and went to the Democrat by 44.4 points. The closest was Orange, where 51 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John T. Hoffman won | Democratic | 439,301 | 51.6% |
| John Augustus Griswold | Republican | 411,355 | 48.4% |
| Total | 850,656 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 112,522 72.2% | 43,372 27.8% | 155,894 | D+44.4 | |
| Kings | 41,419 61.3% | 26,149 38.7% | 67,568 | D+22.6 | |
| Erie | 14,942 49.6% | 15,186 50.4% | 30,128 | R+0.8 | |
| Albany | 14,276 54.5% | 11,929 45.5% | 26,205 | D+9.0 | |
| Oneida | 11,295 47.4% | 12,555 52.6% | 23,850 | R+5.3 | |
| Onondaga | 9,312 42.6% | 12,541 57.4% | 21,853 | R+14.8 | |
| Monroe | 10,226 46.9% | 11,559 53.1% | 21,785 | R+6.1 | |
| Westchester | 11,945 56.0% | 9,398 44.0% | 21,343 | D+11.9 | |
| Rensselaer | 10,230 48.9% | 10,707 51.1% | 20,937 | R+2.3 | |
| Ulster | 8,623 52.1% | 7,938 47.9% | 16,561 | D+4.1 | |
| Orange | 7,987 49.8% | 8,038 50.2% | 16,025 | R+0.3 | |
| St. Lawrence | 4,014 25.3% | 11,855 74.7% | 15,869 | R+49.4 | |
| Dutchess | 7,621 48.5% | 8,082 51.5% | 15,703 | R+2.9 | |
| Oswego | 6,170 39.3% | 9,522 60.7% | 15,692 | R+21.4 | |
| Steuben | 6,551 43.3% | 8,575 56.7% | 15,126 | R+13.4 | |
| Jefferson | 5,955 41.7% | 8,341 58.3% | 14,296 | R+16.7 | |
| Chautauqua | 4,503 32.5% | 9,339 67.5% | 13,842 | R+34.9 | |
| Cayuga | 4,974 37.8% | 8,193 62.2% | 13,167 | R+24.4 | |
| Otsego | 6,115 48.3% | 6,540 51.7% | 12,655 | R+3.4 | |
| Saratoga | 5,290 45.1% | 6,429 54.9% | 11,719 | R+9.7 | |
| Queens | 6,549 57.6% | 4,822 42.4% | 11,371 | D+15.2 | |
| Columbia | 5,675 51.4% | 5,360 48.6% | 11,035 | D+2.9 | |
| Wayne | 4,446 41.4% | 6,301 58.6% | 10,747 | R+17.3 | |
| Washington | 4,111 38.3% | 6,632 61.7% | 10,743 | R+23.5 | |
| Madison | 3,991 39.0% | 6,255 61.0% | 10,246 | R+22.1 | |
| Cattaraugus | 3,915 39.0% | 6,120 61.0% | 10,035 | R+22.0 | |
| Chenango | 4,137 41.5% | 5,835 58.5% | 9,972 | R+17.0 | |
| Ontario | 4,229 42.5% | 5,728 57.5% | 9,957 | R+15.1 | |
| Delaware | 4,335 43.7% | 5,596 56.3% | 9,931 | R+12.7 | |
| Niagara | 4,765 48.5% | 5,067 51.5% | 9,832 | R+3.1 | |
| Broome | 3,928 40.8% | 5,698 59.2% | 9,626 | R+18.4 | |
| Herkimer | 4,116 43.5% | 5,341 56.5% | 9,457 | R+13.0 | |
| Allegany | 2,883 30.7% | 6,508 69.3% | 9,391 | R+38.6 | |
| Suffolk | 4,254 48.4% | 4,528 51.6% | 8,782 | R+3.1 | |
| Livingston | 3,511 42.3% | 4,792 57.7% | 8,303 | R+15.4 | |
| Schoharie | 4,729 58.9% | 3,299 41.1% | 8,028 | D+17.8 | |
| Clinton | 3,728 47.0% | 4,203 53.0% | 7,931 | R+6.0 | |
| Montgomery | 3,819 49.0% | 3,978 51.0% | 7,797 | R+2.0 | |
| Tompkins | 3,138 40.4% | 4,627 59.6% | 7,765 | R+19.2 | |
| Tioga | 3,222 42.8% | 4,300 57.2% | 7,522 | R+14.3 | |
| Chemung | 3,778 50.9% | 3,646 49.1% | 7,424 | D+1.8 | |
| Greene | 3,994 53.9% | 3,422 46.1% | 7,416 | D+7.7 | |
| Genesee | 2,863 40.3% | 4,239 59.7% | 7,102 | R+19.4 | |
| Sullivan | 3,728 53.6% | 3,233 46.4% | 6,961 | D+7.1 | |
| Wyoming | 2,620 38.4% | 4,205 61.6% | 6,825 | R+23.2 | |
| Lewis | 3,258 49.0% | 3,397 51.0% | 6,655 | R+2.1 | |
| Orleans | 2,482 39.0% | 3,883 61.0% | 6,365 | R+22.0 | |
| Cortland | 2,130 34.3% | 4,075 65.7% | 6,205 | R+31.3 | |
| Seneca | 3,290 54.0% | 2,800 46.0% | 6,090 | D+8.0 | |
| Essex | 2,134 37.1% | 3,623 62.9% | 5,757 | R+25.9 | |
| Franklin | 2,290 40.3% | 3,394 59.7% | 5,684 | R+19.4 | |
| Richmond | 3,131 59.5% | 2,132 40.5% | 5,263 | D+19.0 | |
| Warren | 2,291 46.2% | 2,669 53.8% | 4,960 | R+7.6 | |
| Yates | 1,760 36.0% | 3,129 64.0% | 4,889 | R+28.0 | |
| Schenectady | 2,358 49.0% | 2,456 51.0% | 4,814 | R+2.0 | |
| Schuyler | 2,047 42.5% | 2,767 57.5% | 4,814 | R+15.0 | |
| Rockland | 2,790 60.2% | 1,842 39.8% | 4,632 | D+20.5 | |
| Putnam | 1,746 53.0% | 1,548 47.0% | 3,294 | D+6.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1868; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
New York governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kathy Hochul (D) | D+6.4 |
| 2018 | Andrew Cuomo (D) | D+23.4 |
| 2014 | Andrew Cuomo (D) | D+13.9 |
| 2010 | Andrew Cuomo (D) | D+29.3 |
| 2006 | Eliot Spitzer (D) | D+40.8 |
| 2002 | George Pataki (R) | R+15.9 |
| 1998 | George Pataki (R) | R+21.2 |
| 1994 | George E. Pataki (R) | R+3.3 |
| 1990 | Mario Cuomo (D) | D+31.8 |
| 1986 | Mario M. Cuomo (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1982 | Mario M. Cuomo (D) | D+3.4 |
| 1978 | Hugh L. Carey (D) | D+5.7 |
| 1974 | Hugh L. Carey (D) | D+15.3 |
| 1970 | Nelson Rockefeller (R) | R+12.1 |
| 1966 | Nelson Rockefeller (R) | R+6.5 |
| 1962 | Nelson A. Rockefeller (R) | R+9.1 |
| 1958 | Nelson A. Rockefeller (R) | R+10.2 |
| 1954 | W. Averell Harriman (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1950 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+10.8 |
| 1946 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+13.8 |
| 1942 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+15.7 |
| 1938 | Herbert H. Lehman (D) | D+1.4 |
| 1936 | Herbert H. Lehman (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1934 | Herbert H. Lehman (D) | D+21.2 |
| 1932 | Herbert H. Lehman (D) | D+18.1 |
| 1930 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+23.1 |
| 1928 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+0.6 |
| 1926 | Alfred Emanuel Smith (D) | D+8.5 |
| 1924 | Alfred E. Smith (D) | D+3.3 |
| 1922 | Alfred Emanuel Smith (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1920 | Nathan L. Miller (R) | R+2.6 |
| 1918 | Al Smith (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1916 | Charles S. Whitman (R) | R+10.0 |
| 1914 | Charles S. Whitman (R) | R+10.4 |
| 1912 | William Sulzer (D) | D+13.1 |
| 1910 | John Alden Dix (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1908 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+4.2 |
| 1906 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1904 | Frank W. Higgins (R) | R+5.0 |
| 1902 | Benjamin B. Odell Jr. (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1900 | Benjamin B. Odell Jr. (R) | R+7.2 |
| 1898 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1896 | Frank S. Black (R) | R+15.0 |
| 1894 | Levi P. Morton (R) | R+12.3 |
| 1891 | Roswell Pettibone Flower (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1888 | David B. Hill (D) | D+1.5 |
| 1885 | David B. Hill (D) | D+1.1 |
| 1882 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+21.1 |
| 1879 | Alonzo B. Cornell (R) | R+4.8 |
| 1876 | Lucius Robinson (D) | D+3.0 |
| 1874 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+6.3 |
| 1872 | John Adams Dix (R) | R+6.4 |
| 1870 | John T. Hoffman (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1868 | John T. Hoffman (D) | D+3.3 |
| 1866 | Reuben Fenton (R) | R+51.0 |