The 1874 New York state election was held on November 3, 1874, to elect the

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, the

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, a judge of the

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, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the

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and one member of the

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History

The

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state convention met on June 23 at

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. James L. Bagg was temporary chairman until the choice of Charles C. Leigh 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. The Democratic state convention met on September 16 and 17 at

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. Samuel J. Tilden was nominated for governor on the first ballot (vote: Tilden 252,

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126,

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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,

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34,

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15,

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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,

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115). The Republican state convention met on September 23 at the Opera House in

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. Theodore M. Pomeroy was temporary chairman until the choice of Ex-Governor

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as president. The incumbents Governor John A. Dix, Lieutenant Governor John C. Robinson, Judge Alexander S. Johnson, Canal Commissioner Alexander Barkley and Prison Inspector Thomas Kirkpatrick were re-nominated by acclamation. The Liberal Republican state convention met on September 29 at Tweddle Hall in

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. Charles Hughes was president. The convention did not nominate a ticket.''COCHRANE'S CONVENTION''
in NYT on September 30, 1874

Result

The whole Democratic ticket was elected, defeating all the incumbents. The seat in the

was won by Democrat Albert P. Laning. 75 Democrats and 53 Republicans were elected for the session of 1875 to the

Notes

Sources

*The tickets
''THE STATE ELECTION.; CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED FOR TO-DAY''
in NYT on November 3, 1874 *Result for governor, Senate and Assembly
''NEW-YORK ELECTIONS.; RESULTS OF THE OFFICIAL CANVASS FOR THE VARIOUS OFFICERS''
in NYT on November 19, 1874 *Results
''The Tribune Almanac 1875''

History

Result

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