The1880 New York state election was held on November 2, 1880, to elect theChief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly.
In 1880, there was only one officer to be elected statewide: the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofSanford E. Church in May 1880. Charles J. Folger had been appointed temporarily to fill the vacancy until the end of the year.
TheGreenback state convention met on August 17 and 18 atSyracuse, New York. Thomas C. Armstrong was nominated for Chief Judge on the fifth ballot (fifth ballot: Armstrong 44, William Thornton 31, Wilson S. Wolfe had withdrawn already).[1]
TheRepublican State Committee met on August 24 atNew York City.Chester A. Arthur presided. The committee voted against the call of a state convention (vote: For 5, Against 26), and nominated unanimously the incumbent Chief Judge Charles J. Folger to succeed himself.[2]
TheDemocratic state convention was held on September 28 atSaratoga Springs, New York.Rufus W. Peckham Jr., was Temporary Chairman. Charles A. Rapallo was nominated for Chief Judge on the first ballot (vote: Rapallo 185,William C. Ruger "less than 60", George B. Bradley - the Democratic candidate in 1878 - "fewer still").[3]
The incumbent Chief Judge Folger was elected to succeed himself.
| Office | Republican ticket | Democratic ticket | Greenback ticket | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge | Charles J. Folger | 562,821 | Charles A. Rapallo | 517,661 | Thomas C. Armstrong[4] | 13,183 |
