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The 1890 New York state election was held on November 4, 1890, to elect a judge of the
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, as well as all members of the
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.


History

In 1890, there was only one state officer to be elected statewide: a judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeed
Robert Earl Robert Earl (born 29 May 1951) is an English-American businessman who is the founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood, Chairman of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, and host of ''Robert Earl's Be My Guest'' television program which ...
whose fourteen-year term would expire at the end of the year. The Republican State Committee met on September 2 at the
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in
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. The incumbent Democrat Robert Earl was nominated to succeed himself on the first ballot (vote: Earl 21, Daniel G. Rollins 3). The Democratic State Committee met on September 23 at the Hoffman House in
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.
Edward Murphy Jr. Edward Murphy Jr. (December 15, 1836August 3, 1911) was a businessman and politician from Troy, New York. A Democrat, he served as mayor of Troy, New York (1875–1883), chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee (1888–1894), and a ...
was Chairman. The incumbent judge Robert Earl was re-nominated unanimously. The
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state convention met on September 25 at Clarendon House in
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. Francis Gerau was nominated for the Court of Appeals.''LOCAL POLITICAL MATTERS''
in NYT on September 26, 1890


Result

The jointly nominated incumbent Robert Earl was re-elected. 68 Democrats and 60 Republicans were elected for the session of 1891 to the
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. The
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consisted of 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats.


Notes


Sources

*Result in New York City
''THE VOTE IN THE COUNTY''
in NYT on November 21, 1890 *Result in Kings County
''BETTER LATE THAN NEVER''
in NYT on December 3, 1890 *Result
''The Tribune Almanac 1891''


See also

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1890 New York (state) elections