1874 New York state election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1874 New York gubernatorial election
| country = New York
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1872 New York state election
| previous_year = 1872
| next_election = 1876 New York state election
| next_year = 1876
| election_date = November 3, 1874
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = File:SamuelJonesTilden.jpg
| nominee1 = Samuel Tilden
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 416,374
| percentage1 = 52.43%
| image2 = File:John Adams Dix.jpg
| nominee2 = John Adams Dix
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 366,065
| percentage2 = 46.09%
| map_image = 1874 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_caption = County results
Tilden: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}}
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| title = Governor
| before_election = John Adams Dix
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Samuel Tilden
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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The 1874 New York state election was held on November 3, 1874, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and one memberto fill a vacancy in the 31st District of the New York State Senate.
History
The Prohibition state convention met on June 23 at Auburn, New York. James L. Bagg was temporary chairman until the choice of Charles C. LeighCharles C. Leigh, member of the State Assembly 1855 as president. Myron H. Clark was nominated for governor on the first ballot (vote: Clark 81, Horace V. Howland 27, Charles C. Leigh 9). James L. Bagg for lieutenant governor, Horace V. Howland for Judge of the Court of Appeals, Daniel Walford for Canal Commissioner, and Ira Bell for Prison Inspector, were nominated by acclamation.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1874/06/24/79073924.pdf POLITICAL CONVENTION.; THE NEW-YORK PROHIBITIONIST STATE CONVENTION] in NYT on June 24, 1874
The Democratic state convention met on September 16 and 17 at Syracuse, New York. Samuel J. Tilden was nominated for governor on the first ballot (vote: Tilden 252, Amasa J. Parker 126, Lucius Robinson 6, J. McQuade 3, George G. Bradley 1). William Dorsheimer was nominated for lieutenant governor on the first ballot (vote: Dorsheimer 193, Smith M. Weed 135, Stephen T. Hayt 34, Edward F. Jones 15, George W. Schuyler 11). Adin Thayer was nominated for Canal Commissioner on the first ballot (vote: Thayer 196, Isaiah Fuller 148, Nathaniel P. Milliman 5). George Wagener was nominated for Prison Inspector during the first ballot when he had 118 votes and George W. Millspaugh 35. Theodore Miller was nominated for Judge of the Court of Appeals on the first ballot (vote: Miller 196, Robert Earl 115).[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1874/09/18/79082313.pdf REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS] in NYT on September 18, 1874
The Republican state convention met on September 23 at the Opera House in Utica, New York. Theodore M. Pomeroy was temporary chairman until the choice of Ex-Governor Edwin D. Morgan as president. The incumbents Governor John A. Dix, Lieutenant Governor John C. Robinson, Judge Alexander S. Johnson,Johnson had been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rufus W. Peckham, Sr. in 1873 Canal Commissioner Alexander Barkley and Prison Inspector Thomas Kirkpatrick were re-nominated by acclamation.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1874/09/24/82411836.pdf THE STATE CONVENTION.; RENOMINATION OF THE WHOLE STATE TICKET] in NYT on September 24, 1874
The Liberal Republican state convention met on September 29 at Tweddle Hall in Albany, New York. Charles Hughes was president. The convention did not nominate a ticket.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1874/09/30/82412067.pdf COCHRANE'S CONVENTION] in NYT on September 30, 1874
Result
The whole Democratic ticket was elected, defeating all the incumbents.
The seat in the New York State Senate was won by Democrat Albert P. Laning.
75 Democrats and 53 Republicans were elected for the session of 1875 to the New York State Assembly.
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|+ 1874 state election results |
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! Office ! colspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic ticket ! colspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican ticket ! colspan="2" {{Party shading/Prohibition}} | Prohibition ticket |
| Governor
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Samuel J. Tilden | align="right" | 416,374 | align="right" | 366,065 | align="right" | 11,768 |
| Lieutenant Governor
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |William Dorsheimer | align="right" | 416,714 | align="right" | 365,226 | align="right" | 11,310 |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Theodore Miller | align="right" | 410,172 | align="right" |360,760 |Horace V. HowlandHorace V. Howland, of Cayuga County | align="right" | 9,537 |
| Canal Commissioner
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Adin Thayer | align="right" | 417,023 | align="right" | 365,244 |Daniel Walford | align="right" | 11,328 |
| Inspector of State Prisons
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |George Wagener | align="right" | 415,253 | align="right" | 365,734 |Ira BellIra Bell of St. Lawrence County, ran also in 1875 for Canal Commissioner | align="right" | 11,344 |
See also
Notes
Sources
- The tickets: [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1874/11/03/79960835.pdf THE STATE ELECTION.; CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED FOR TO-DAY] in NYT on November 3, 1874
- Result for governor, Senate and Assembly: [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1874/11/19/82736562.pdf NEW-YORK ELECTIONS.; RESULTS OF THE OFFICIAL CANVASS FOR THE VARIOUS OFFICERS] in NYT on November 19, 1874
- Results: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044014654628&view=1up&seq=148 The Tribune Almanac 1875]
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