1870 New York gubernatorial election

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Nominee John T. Hoffman Stewart L. Woodford Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 399,490 366,424 Percentage 52.16% 47.84%

County results Hoffman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Woodford:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% No Data:

Governor before election John T. Hoffman Democratic ElectedGovernor John T. Hoffman Democratic

The1870 New York state election was held on November 8, 1870, to elect thegovernor, thelieutenant governor, theNew York State Comptroller, twoCanal Commissioners and anInspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly. This followed the1870 New York special judicial election.

The Republican state convention met on September 7 atSaratoga Springs, New York. Due to the factional struggle between the followers ofRoscoe Conkling andReuben E. Fenton, the Temporary Chairman was not proposed and adopted by acclamation, as traditionally done, but was elected.George William Curtis, the Conkling man, was chosen by the delegates (vote: Curtis 220, Van Wyck 150). Thereupon, Conkling proposedCharles H. Van Wyck, the Fenton man, as president, which was adopted. Stewart L. Woodford was nominated for Governor on the second ballot (informal vote: Woodford 153,Horace Greeley 143, George William Curtis 104½; first ballot: Woodford 170½, Greeley 139, Curtis 87½; second ballot: Woodford 258, Greeley 105½, Curtis 20).DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn was nominated for Lieutenant Governor on the first ballot (vote: Littlejohn 196, Sigismund Kaufman 182).Abiah W. Palmer was nominated for Comptroller by acclamation.^[1] On September 8, Absalom Nelson, of Erie County, was nominated for Canal Commissioner (full term) by acclamation.Alexander Barkley was nominated for Canal Commissioner (short term) on the first ballot (vote: Barkley: 302, Alonzo N. Welch 82). Littlejohn declined to run and suggested the choice of Kaufman, who was then nominated. John Parkhurst, the Warden ofClinton State Prison, was nominated for Prison Inspector by acclamation.^[2]

The whole Democratic ticket, made up of the six incumbent officers, was re-elected.

65 Democrats and 63 Republicans were elected for the session of 1871 to theNew York State Assembly.^[3]

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