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1869 New York state election

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The 1869 New York state election was held on November 2, 1869, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, two Judges of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioners and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. Besides, the amended State Constitution was rejected with 223,935 votes for and 290,456 against it. Only the "Judicial Article" which re-organized the New York Court of Appeals was adopted by a small majority, with 247,240 for and 240,442 against it.

History

The Republican state convention met on September 24 at Syracuse, New York. George William Curtis was nominated for Secretary of State, Thomas Hillhouse was nominated for Comptroller and John C. Robinson was nominated for State Engineer. They declined to run, and Sigel, Greeley and Taylor were substituted by the State Committee.

Results

The whole Democratic state ticket was elected.

The incumbents Nelson, Allen, Champlain, Bristol and Richmond were re-elected. The incumbents Woodruff, Mason and Hayt were defeated.

18 Democrats and 14 Republicans were elected to a two-year term (1870–1871) in the New York State Senate.

73 Democrats and 55 Republicans were elected for the session of 1870 to the New York State Assembly.

OfficeDemocratic ticketRepublican ticket
Secretary of StateHomer A. Nelson330,974
ComptrollerWilliam F. Allen330,371
Attorney GeneralMarshall B. Champlain336,774
TreasurerWheeler H. Bristol335,942
State EngineerVan Rensselaer Richmond335,577
Judge of the Court of Appeals (full term)John A. Lott328,988
Judge of the Court of Appeals (short term)Robert Earl328,544
Canal CommissionerWilliam W. Wright336,513
Inspector of State PrisonsFordyce L. Laflin335,702

Notes

Sources

Result in The Tribune Almanac for 1870 compiled by Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune

References

  1. In [[1866 New York state election. 1866]] the electorate voted for a Constitutional Convention to be held in 1867. This convention met from April to September 1867, then adjourned, and completed the work only in 1868, so that the new Constitution was voted upon only in 1869.
  2. To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[John K. Porter]], a judge was elected to a two-year term.
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