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Philip Schuyler, Hamilton's father-in-law, a Continental Army general under Washington and later a U.S. Senator, representing New York state Morgan Lewis, endorsed by Hamilton, defeated Burr in the 1804 New York gubernatorial election, which further inflamed the conflict between Burr and Hamilton
The 1804 New York gubernatorial election was held in April 1804 to elect the Governor of New York. Incumbent Governor George Clinton did not run for re-election, having been nominated for Vice President of the United States in February. In a campaign that blurred partisan divisions, Morgan Lewis defeated Aaron Burr by a landslide margin.
New York state is one the of initial 13 states of America, but due to a deadlock in the state legislature, it did not join the first presidential election in 1788–89. [1] [2] However, apart from this election, New York State has participated in all 58 other elections in U.S. history.
Key to Smith's strength in New York State was his sweep of the five massively populated boroughs of New York City. A New York City native, Smith took over 60% of the vote in Manhattan and the Bronx, and also won majorities in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. Up to this point, 1928 was the strongest victory ever for a Democrat in the city.
[96]: 392–99 Aaron Burr had won New York for Jefferson in May via the New York City legislative elections, as the legislature was to choose New York's electors; now Hamilton proposed a direct election, with carefully drawn districts where each district's voters would choose an elector—such that the Federalists would split the electoral vote ...
In the 1800 United States presidential election, electors could be selected in each state at any time after October 31 and all electors were required to vote on December 3, 1800. In the 1800 United States presidential election in New York The state legislature chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College on November 6, 1800.
Myron H. Clark won this election with the lowest percentage ever in NY Gov. elections, nominated by the Whigs (of which party he was a member), and endorsed by the Anti-Nebraska Party [32] (which merged in 1855 with the Whigs to form the Republican Party), the Anti-Rent Party, [33] the "Free Democrats" [34] (the remnants of the Free-Soil Party ...
The 1801 New York gubernatorial election was held in April 1801 ... and the "High Federalist" policies of Jay and Alexander Hamilton, on the other, had come to divide ...