The 1902 New York state election was held on November 4, 1902, to elect the governor, the

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, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the

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, the

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, the state engineer and a judge of the

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, as well as all members of the

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and the

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History

The "Liberal Democratic" state convention met at

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in Manhattan. This party was composed of

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Democrats, Chicago Platform Democrats and former Populists which were fiercely opposed to Democratic boss David B. Hill. Judge

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was Permanent Chairman. They nominated Edgar L. Ryder for Governor; J. C. Corbin, of

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, for Lieutenant Governor; John B. Howarth, of Buffalo, for Secretary of State; De Myre S. Fero for Comptroller; Daniel B. Casley, of Westchester County, for Treasurer; Dennis Spellissey, of New York City, for Attorney General; John E. Dugan, of Albany County, for State Engineer; and Robert Stewart, of Brooklyn, for the Court of Appeals. The

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state convention met on July 4 at 64, East Fourth Street in Manhattan. They nominated Benjamin Hanford for Governor; William Thurston Brown, of Rochester, for Lieutenant Governor; Leonard D. Abbott for Secretary of State; Gen. Lawrence Mayes, of New York City, for Attorney General; Warren Atkinson, of Brooklyn, for Comptroller; Joel Moses, of Rochester, for Treasurer; Everitt Holmes, of Peekskill, for State Engineer; and John F. Clarke, of New York City, for the Court of Appeals. The

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state convention met on August 30 at Utica, New York. The Prohibition state convention met on September 5 at Saratoga Springs, New York. Alfred L. Manierre, of New York City, was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Alphonso A. Hopkins as Permanent Chairman. They nominated Manierre for Governor; Alfred A. Hartman, of

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, for Lieutenant Governor; Alden W. Young, of Oswego, for Secretary of State; Samuel Mitchell, of Hornellsville, for Treasurer; James McNeil, of

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, for Comptroller; Emmett F. Smith for State Engineer; Erwin J. Baldwin, of Elmira, for the Court of Appeals; and endorsed Democrat John Cunneen for Attorney General. The Republican state convention met on September 23 and 24 at Saratoga Springs.

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was Permanent Chairman. Governor Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., was re-nominated after a roll call in which all votes were cast for him. All other state officers were nominated by acclamation. The Democratic state convention met on September 30 and October 1 at Saratoga Springs.

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was Permanent Chairman.''COLER AND BULGER DEMOCRATS' CHOICE''
in NYT on October 2, 1902

Result

Six Republicans and two Democrats were elected in a tight race. The incumbents Odell, Miller, Bond and Gray were re-elected. 28 Republicans and 22 Democrats were elected to a two-year term (1903–04) in the

. 89 Republicans and 61 Democrats were elected for the session of 1903 to the

. The Republican, Democratic, Social Democratic, Prohibition and Socialist Labor parties maintained automatic ballot status (necessary 10,000 votes for Governor). Obs.: "Blank and scattering" votes: 8,901 (Judge), 8,737 (Attorney), 6,632 (Governor)

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Sources

*The tickets
''Elections in Forty-Two States Nov. 4''
in NYT on October 19, 1902 *Result
''THE VOTE IN NOVEMBER''
in NYT on December 10, 1902 *Result
''STATE CANVASSERS MEET TO-DAY''
in NYT on December 12, 1902 he numbers differ slightly from the ones published two days earlier*Result
''The Tribune Almanac 1903''
*The New York Red Book 1903

History

Result

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