The 1867 New York state election was held on November 5, 1867, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the

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, the

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, the State Engineer, a Judge of the

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

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and the

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History

The Democratic state convention met on October 3 and 4 at Tweddle Hall in

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. Mayor of New York

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was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Ex-Governor

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as president. The Republican state convention met on September 25 at

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. James Gibson was Temporary Chairman until the choice of

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as Permanent Chairman. James B. McKean was nominated for Secretary of State on the first ballot (vote: McKean 270,

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ncumbent101, Gen. Hudson Lawrence 6). Calvin T. Hulburd was nominated for Comptroller on the first ballot (vote: Hulburd 238, Thomas Hillhouse ncumbent136). Theodore B. Gates was nominated for State Treasurer on the first ballot (vote: Gates 207, Alonzo B. Cornell 133, Frederick Juliand 27, Erastus S. Prosser 2). Archibald C. Powell was nominated for State Engineer by acclamation. John M. Hammond was nominated for Canal Commissioner on the first ballot (vote: Hammond 195, Benjamin Carpenter 139, Claudius V. B. Baerst 25, D. B. Palmer 6). Gilbert De La Matyr was nominated for Prison Inspector on the first ballot (vote: De La Matyr 199, David P. Forrest ncumbent107, H. Chisler 43, Henry L. Robinson 15, Mortimer Wait 6). Charles Mason was nominated for Judge of the Court of Appeals on the first ballot (vote: Mason 209, Thomas A. Johnson 113). Hulburd declined to run, and Thomas Hillhouse was then substituted on the ticket by the State Committee.''Comptroller Hillhouse - His Letter of Acceptance''
in NYT on October 24, 1867

Results

The whole Democratic ticket was elected. The incumbent Hillhouse was defeated. 17 Republicans and 15 Democrats were elected to a two-year term (1868–69) in the

Notes

Sources

*Result i
''The Tribune Almanac''
compiled by

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of the ''

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'' *Result
''Official Canvass of the State Vote''
in NYT on December 4, 1867 {{New York state elections

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November 1867

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