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The1868 New York state election was held on November 3, 1868, to elect thegovernor, thelieutenant governor, aCanal Commissioner, anInspector of State Prisons and theClerk of the Court of Appeals, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly.
The Republican state convention met on July 8 atSyracuse, New York.Henry Smith was Temporary Chairman until the choice ofJohn Cochrane as president. John A. Griswold was nominated for governor on the first ballot (vote: Griswold 247,Horace Greeley 95,Stewart L. Woodford 36). Alonzo B. Cornell was nominated for lieutenant governor on the first ballot (vote: Cornell 219,Augustus Frank 88,Franz Sigel 6). Alexander Barkley for Canal Commissioner, the incumbent Prison Inspector Henry A. Barnum, and Campbell H. Young for Clerk of the Court of Appeals, were nominated by acclamation.[1]
The Democratic state convention met on September 2 and 3 at Tweddle Hall inAlbany, New York. H. O. Cheesbro was temporary chairman until the choice ofRobert Earl as president. Mayor of New York CityJohn T. Hoffman, the Democratic candidate of 1866, was nominated again for governor by acclamation. Allen C. Beach was nominated for lieutenant governor after an informal ballot (vote: Beach 68, Albert P. Lanning 47, William J. Averill 9, S. T. Ahnot 1).[2]
A German Democratic state convention met on September 2 at Schreiber's Hotel inAlbany, New York with Henry Clausenger as president, and endorsed the nomination of John T. Hoffman for governor.[3]
The whole Democratic ticket was elected.
The incumbent Barnum was defeated.
75 Republicans and 53 Democrats were elected for the session of 1869 to theNew York State Assembly.
This was the last time the Clerk of the Court of Appeals was elected. At this time, the term was three years, and the next election of the Clerk would occur in 1871, but in 1870 the Court of Appeals was re-organized and the office became appointive.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | John T. Hoffman | 439,301 | John A. Griswold | 411,355 |
| Lieutenant Governor | Allen C. Beach | 439,327 | Alonzo B. Cornell | 411,670 |
| Canal Commissioner | Oliver Bascom | 439,126 | Alexander Barkley | 411,522 |
| Inspector of State Prisons | David B. McNeil | 438,784 | Henry A. Barnum | 411,850 |
| Clerk of the Court of Appeals | Edwin O. Perrin | 438,357 | Campbell H. Young[4] | 412,080 |
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