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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1828 New York gubernatorial election
| country = New York
| flag_year = 1778
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1826 New York gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1826
| next_election = 1830 New York gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1830
| election_date = November 3–5, 1828
| image1 = [[File:Martin Van Buren - by Ezra Ames (cropped).JPG|x150px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[Martin Van Buren]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''136,794'''
| percentage1 = '''49.46%'''
| image2 = [[File:SmithThompson (cropped).jpg|x150px]]
| nominee2 = [[Smith Thompson]]
| party2 = National Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 106,444
| percentage2 = 38.48%
| image3 = [[File:Solomon Southwick (cropped).jpg|x150px]]
| nominee3 = [[Solomon Southwick]]
| party3 = Anti-Masonic Party
| popular_vote3 = 33,345
| percentage3 = 12.06%
| title = Governor
| before_election = [[Nathaniel Pitcher]]
| before_party = Democratic-Republican
| after_election = [[Martin Van Buren]]
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| map_image = File:1828 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.png
| map_caption = County results<br />'''Van Buren:''' {{legend0|#8DA9E2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#678CD7|50–60%}} {{legend0|#678CD7|60–70%}} {{legend0|#3358A2|70–80%}}<br />'''Thompson:''' {{legend0|#A0DBAC|30–40%}} {{legend0|#73BC84|40–50%}} {{legend0|#3FA457|50–60%}}<br />'''Southwick:''' {{legend0|#F2EBA2|30–40%}} {{legend0|#C8C067|40–50%}} {{legend0|#B5AA2E|50–60%}}
}}
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The '''1828 New York gubernatorial election''' was held from November 3 to 5, 1828. Incumbent Governor [[DeWitt Clinton]] died in office on February 11, 1828. Lieutenant Governor [[Nathaniel Pitcher]] succeeded him but was not a candidate for election to the next term.

United States Senator [[Martin Van Buren]] was elected Governor over United States Supreme Court Justice [[Smith Thompson]] and journalist [[Solomon Southwick]].
This is the first election to feature a winning candidate who eventually became President of the United States.
This is the first election to also feature a winning candidate who eventually became both Vice President of the United States and President of the United States.

==General election==

=== Candidates ===

* [[Solomon Southwick]], newspaper publisher and former sheriff of [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]] (Anti-Masonic)
* [[Smith Thompson]], Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (National Republican)
* [[Martin Van Buren]], United States Senator from New York (Democratic)

The Democratic Party nominated U.S. senator [[Martin Van Buren]]. They nominated former U.S. representative and Judge of the [[New York State Circuit Courts|Seventh Circuit]] [[Enos T. Throop]] for Lieutenant Governor.

The National Republican Party nominated Supreme Court Justice [[Smith Thompson]]. They nominated state assemblyman [[Francis Granger]] for Lieutenant Governor.

The Anti-Masonic Party nominated newspaper publisher [[Solomon Southwick]]. They nominated state senator [[John Crary]] for Lieutenant Governor.

=== Results ===
{{Election box begin no change
 |title = New York gubernatorial election, 1828
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Martin Van Buren]]
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | votes      = 136,794
 | percentage = 49.46%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Smith Thompson]]
 | party      = National Republican Party
 | votes      = 106,444
 | percentage = 38.48%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Solomon Southwick]]
 | party      = Anti-Masonic Party
 | votes      = 33,345
 | percentage = 12.06%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 276,583
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Aftermath==
Van Buren was sworn into office as governor on January 1, 1829, but quickly resigned from office on March 12, 1829, to serve as [[United States Secretary of State]] and was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor [[Enos T. Throop]].

==Sources==
Result: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015059788912&view=1up&seq=108 ''The Tribune Almanac 1841'']

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