1858 New York gubernatorial election

1858 New York gubernatorial election

← 1856 November 2, 1858 1860 →
 
Nominee Edwin D. Morgan Amasa J. Parker Lorenzo Burrows
Party Republican Democratic Know Nothing
Popular vote 247,953 230,513 61,137
Percentage 45.49% 42.29% 11.22%

Results by county
Morgan:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Parker:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

John Alsop King
Republican

Elected Governor

Edwin D. Morgan
Republican

The 1858 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1858. Incumbent Governor John A. King did not run for re-election to a second term in office. In the race to succeed him, Edwin D. Morgan defeated Amasa J. Parker and Lorenzo Burrows.


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