The 1903 New York state election was held on November 3, 1903, to elect a judge of the
New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the supreme court, highest court in the Judiciary of New York (state), Unified Court System of the New York (state), State of New York. It consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeal ...
, as well as all members of the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Ass ...
and one member of the
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York, its members are elected to two-year terms with no term l ...
.
Background
Denis O'Brien
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had been elected to the Court of Appeals in
1889
Events January
* January 1
** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada.
** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas ...
, and his term would expire at the end of 1903.
State Senator
Charles P. McClelland was appointed U.S. General Appraiser by President
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T.R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt previously was involved in New York (state), New York politics, incl ...
and thus vacated his seat.
Candidates
The
Democratic State Committee met on September 5 in
Albany, New York
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.
Frank Campbell was chairman. The incumbent judge Denis O'Brien was re-nominated unanimously.
The
Republican State Committee met on September 8 at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel
The Fifth Avenue Hotel was a luxury hotel located in Manhattan, New York City from 1859 to 1908. It had an entire block of frontage between 23rd Street and 24th Street, at the southwest corner of Madison Square.
Site and construction ...
. George W. Dunn was chairman. They endorsed the Democratic incumbent Denis O'Brien.
Result
The jointly nominated incumbent Denis O'Brien was re-elected.
96 Republicans, 53 Democrats and 1 Independent
[The independent member was Ellsworth Carr, elected in Albany County (3rd D.)] were elected for the session of 1904 to the Assembly.
Republican
Francis M. Carpenter was elected to succeed Democrat McClelland in the State Senate, giving the Republicans a majority of 29 to 21 in 1904.
See also
*
New York state elections
The results of elections in the state of New York have tended to be more Democratic-leaning than in most of the United States, with in recent decades a solid majority of Democratic voters, concentrated in New York City and some of its suburbs, i ...
Notes
Sources
*Result in New York County
''OFFICIAL ELECTION TOTALS''in NYT on December 2, 1903
''COUNT ON LEGISLATURE''in NYT on November 5, 1903
*Result
''The Tribune Almanac 1904''
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1903
Events January
* January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India.
* January 10 – The Aceh Sultanate was fully annexed by the Dutch forces, deposing the last sultan, marking the end of the Aceh War that have lasted for al ...
1903 New York (state) elections