The 1872 New York state election was held on November 5, 1872, to elect the

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, the

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, a Canal Commissioner, an Inspector of State Prisons and a U.S. Representative-at-large, as well as all members of the

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History

The Republican state convention met on August 21 at

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was president. John Adams Dix was nominated for governor by acclamation. John C. Robinson was nominated for lieutenant governor, Lyman Tremain for U.S. Representative-at-large, Reuben W. Stroud for Canal Commissioner and Ezra Graves for Prison Inspector. The Democratic state convention met on September 4 at

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. Lester B. Faulkner was temporary chairman until

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was elected as president. The Liberal Republican state conventions met on the same day at Shakespeare Hall in

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and John Cochrane were the most influential delegates.

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was temporary chairman.

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was to be president, but had not arrived. During the day, haggling with the Democratic delegates about the state ticket continued, then the convention adjourned. On September 5, the conference committees of both conventions agreed upon a division of the slate, and the Democrats proceeded to nominate Francis Kernan for governor in the middle of taking a second ballot (on the first ballot,

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had received 15 to 20 votes), and John F. Hubbard, Jr. for Canal Commissioner. The Liberal Republicans then nominated Chauncey M. Depew for lieutenant governor by acclamation.

Result

The whole Republican ticket was elected. None of the incumbents ran for re-election. A large Republican majority was elected to the State Assembly for 1873.''THE ASSEMBLY''
in NYT on November 7, 1872

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*Results

in NYT on November 27, 1872. (Subscription required) *Results
''The Tribune Almanac 1873''

History

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