The1869 New York state election was held on November 2, 1869, to elect theSecretary of State, theState Comptroller, theAttorney General, theState Treasurer, theState Engineer, two Judges of theNew York Court of Appeals, aCanal Commissioners and anInspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly and theNew York State Senate. Besides, the amendedState Constitution[1] was rejected with 223,935 votes for and 290,456 against it. Only the "Judicial Article" which re-organized theNew York Court of Appeals was adopted by a small majority, with 247,240 for and 240,442 against it.
The Republican state convention met on September 24 atSyracuse, New York.George William Curtis was nominated for Secretary of State,Thomas Hillhouse was nominated for Comptroller andJohn C. Robinson was nominated for State Engineer. They declined to run, and Sigel, Greeley and Taylor were substituted by the State Committee.
The whole Democratic state ticket was elected.
The incumbents Nelson, Allen, Champlain, Bristol and Richmond were re-elected. The incumbents Woodruff, Mason and Hayt were defeated.
18 Democrats and 14 Republicans were elected to a two-year term (1870–1871) in theNew York State Senate.
73 Democrats and 55 Republicans were elected for the session of 1870 to theNew York State Assembly.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State | Homer A. Nelson | 330,974 | Franz Sigel | 310,733 |
| Comptroller | William F. Allen | 330,371 | Horace Greeley | 307,668 |
| Attorney General | Marshall B. Champlain | 336,774 | Martin I. Townsend | 306,133 |
| Treasurer | Wheeler H. Bristol | 335,942 | Thomas I. Chatfield | 306,800 |
| State Engineer | Van Rensselaer Richmond | 335,577 | William B. Taylor | 307,397 |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals (full term) | John A. Lott | 328,988 | Charles Mason | 290,238 |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals (short term)[2] | Robert Earl | 328,544 | Lewis B. Woodruff | 289,965 |
| Canal Commissioner | William W. Wright | 336,513 | Stephen T. Hayt | 306,802 |
| Inspector of State Prisons | Fordyce L. Laflin | 335,702 | Daniel D. Conover | 307,235 |
Result inThe Tribune Almanac for 1870 compiled byHorace Greeley of theNew York Tribune