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The1874 New York state election was held on November 3, 1874, to elect thegovernor, thelieutenant governor, a judge of theNew York Court of Appeals, aCanal Commissioner and anInspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly and one member[1] of theNew York State Senate.
TheProhibition state convention met on June 23 atAuburn, New York. James L. Bagg was temporary chairman until the choice of Charles C. Leigh[2] as president. Myron H. Clark was nominated for governor on the first ballot (vote: Clark 81, Horace V. Howland 27, Charles C. Leigh 9). James L. Bagg for lieutenant governor, Horace V. Howland for Judge of the Court of Appeals, Daniel Walford for Canal Commissioner, and Ira Bell for Prison Inspector, were nominated by acclamation.[3]
TheDemocratic state convention met on September 16 and 17 atSyracuse, New York. Samuel J. Tilden was nominated for governor on the first ballot (vote: Tilden 252,Amasa J. Parker 126,Lucius Robinson 6, J. McQuade 3, George G. Bradley 1). William Dorsheimer was nominated for lieutenant governor on the first ballot (vote: Dorsheimer 193, Smith M. Weed 135,Stephen T. Hayt 34,Edward F. Jones 15,George W. Schuyler 11). Adin Thayer was nominated for Canal Commissioner on the first ballot (vote: Thayer 196, Isaiah Fuller 148, Nathaniel P. Milliman 5). George Wagener was nominated for Prison Inspector during the first ballot when he had 118 votes and George W. Millspaugh 35. Theodore Miller was nominated for Judge of the Court of Appeals on the first ballot (vote: Miller 196,Robert Earl 115).[4]
TheRepublican state convention met on September 23 at the Opera House inUtica, New York.Theodore M. Pomeroy was temporary chairman until the choice of Ex-GovernorEdwin D. Morgan as president. The incumbents Governor John A. Dix, Lieutenant Governor John C. Robinson, Judge Alexander S. Johnson,[5] Canal Commissioner Alexander Barkley and Prison Inspector Thomas Kirkpatrick were re-nominated by acclamation.[6]
TheLiberal Republican state convention met on September 29 at Tweddle Hall inAlbany, New York.Charles Hughes was president. The convention did not nominate a ticket.[7]
The whole Democratic ticket was elected, defeating all the incumbents.
The seat in theNew York State Senate was won by Democrat Albert P. Laning.
75 Democrats and 53 Republicans were elected for the session of 1875 to theNew York State Assembly.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | Prohibition ticket | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Samuel J. Tilden | 416,374 | John Adams Dix | 366,065 | Myron H. Clark | 11,768 |
| Lieutenant Governor | William Dorsheimer | 416,714 | John C. Robinson | 365,226 | James L. Bagg[8] | 11,310 |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Theodore Miller | 410,172 | Alexander S. Johnson | 360,760 | Horace V. Howland[9] | 9,537 |
| Canal Commissioner | Adin Thayer | 417,023 | Alexander Barkley | 365,244 | Daniel Walford | 11,328 |
| Inspector of State Prisons | George Wagener | 415,253 | Thomas Kirkpatrick | 365,734 | Ira Bell[10] | 11,344 |
