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The1872 New York state election was held on November 5, 1872, to elect thegovernor, thelieutenant governor, aCanal Commissioner, anInspector of State Prisons and aU.S. Representative-at-large, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly.
The Republican state convention met on August 21 atUtica, New York.William A. Wheeler was president.John Adams Dix was nominated for governor by acclamation. John C. Robinson was nominated for lieutenant governor, Lyman Tremain for U.S. Representative-at-large, Reuben W. Stroud for Canal Commissioner and Ezra Graves for Prison Inspector.[1]
The Democratic state convention met on September 4 atWieting Hall inSyracuse, New York.Lester B. Faulkner[2] was temporary chairman untilGeorge M. Beebe was elected as president.[3] The Liberal Republican[4] state conventions met on the same day at Shakespeare Hall inSyracuse, New York.Reuben E. Fenton andJohn Cochrane were the most influential delegates.Truman G. Younglove was temporary chairman.DeWitt C. Littlejohn was to be president, but had not arrived. During the day, haggling with the Democratic delegates about the state ticket continued, then the convention adjourned.[5] On September 5, the conference committees of both conventions agreed upon a division of the slate, and the Democrats proceeded to nominate Francis Kernan for governor in the middle of taking a second ballot (on the first ballot,Sanford E. Church had received 15 to 20 votes), and John F. Hubbard Jr. for Canal Commissioner. The Liberal Republicans then nominated Chauncey M. Depew for lieutenant governor by acclamation.
The whole Republican ticket was elected. None of the incumbents ran for re-election.
A large Republican majority was elected to the State Assembly for 1873.[6]
| Office | Republican ticket | Democratic/Liberal Republican ticket | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | John Adams Dix | 445,801 | Francis Kernan | 392,350 |
| Lieutenant Governor | John C. Robinson | 443,775 | Chauncey M. Depew | 396,181 |
| Canal Commissioner | Reuben W. Stroud | 443,555 | John F. Hubbard Jr. | 397,737 |
| Inspector of State Prisons | Ezra Graves | 443,668 | Enos C. Brooks | 397,350 |
| U.S. Representative-at-large | Lyman Tremain | 437,941 | Sunset Cox | 399,580 |
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