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1864 New York gubernatorial election
The 1864 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1864. Incumbent Governor Horatio Seymour ran for re-election to a second consecutive term in office but was defeated by National Union candidate Reuben E. Fenton.
The 1864 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1864. Incumbent Governor Horatio Seymour ran for re-election to a second consecutive term in office but was defeated by National Union candidate Reuben E. Fenton.
- John Adams Dix, U.S. Army major general and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Senator
- Reuben Fenton, U.S. Representative from Frewsburg
- Lyman Tremain, former Democratic Attorney General of New York
The National Union state convention met on September 7 in Syracuse.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Union | 247.5 | 70.31% | |
| National Union | 69 | 19.60% | |
| National Union | 35.5 | 10.09% | |
| 352 | 100.00% |
- Horatio Seymour, incumbent Governor of New York
The Democratic state convention met on September 14 and 15 in Albany. Governor Seymour was re-nominated by acclamation.
1864 Union campaign poster featuring Abraham Lincoln and Reuben Fenton
- Horatio Seymour, incumbent Governor of New York (Democratic)
- Reuben Fenton, U.S. Representative from Frewsburg (National Union)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Union | 369,557 | 50.57% | 1.46 | |
| Democratic | 352,526 | 49.43% | 1.46 | |
| 722,083 | 100.00% |
| Results by ward (New York County) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | 8.89% | 2,132 | 91.11% | 2,340 |
| 188 | 36.02% | 334 | 63.98% | 522 |
| 221 | 30.65% | 500 | 69.35% | 721 |
| 397 | 14.08% | 2,423 | 85.92% | 2,820 |
| 1,012 | 33.27% | 2,030 | 66.73% | 3,042 |
| 347 | 9.18% | 3,434 | 90.82% | 3,781 |
| 1,199 | 22.80% | 4,060 | 77.20% | 5,259 |
| 1,520 | 31.71% | 3,274 | 68.29% | 4,794 |
| 3,504 | 47.91% | 3,809 | 52.09% | 7,313 |
| 1,626 | 40.71% | 2,368 | 59.29% | 3,994 |
| 1,885 | 25.62% | 5,473 | 74.38% | 7,358 |
| 1,277 | 33.94% | 2,485 | 66.06% | 3,762 |
| 1,082 | 28.15% | 2,762 | 71.85% | 3,844 |
| 809 | 15.99% | 4,251 | 84.01% | 5,060 |
| 2,228 | 53.05% | 1,972 | 46.95% | 4,200 |
| 2,867 | 45.36% | 3,454 | 54.64% | 6,321 |
| 3,362 | 32.29% | 7,049 | 67.71% | 10,411 |
| 2,659 | 38.03% | 4,333 | 61.97% | 6,992 |
| 1,918 | 34.83% | 3,589 | 65.17% | 5,507 |
| 2,875 | 34.17% | 5,538 | 65.83% | 8,413 |
| 2,783 | 40.26% | 4,129 | 59.74% | 6,912 |
| 2,343 | 36.15% | 4,138 | 63.85% | 6,481 |
| 36,310 | 33.06% | 73,537 | 66.94% | 109,847 |
- New York gubernatorial elections
- 1864 New York state election
- 1864 United States elections
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