The1884 New York state election was held on November 4, 1884, to elect two judges of theNew York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly.
In 1884, the terms of the only two remaining original judges of the re-organized Court of Appeals expired. These were the only state officers to be elected statewide this year.
TheDemocratic state convention met on June 18 atSaratoga Springs, New York. William E. Smith, ofClinton County, was Temporary Chairman and President. Democrat Charles A. Rapallo and Republican Charles Andrews were nominated for judges after aviva voce vote almost unanimously, thus endorsing the resolution of the Republican convention that "the Court of Appeals should be removed from politics."[1]
TheGreenback-Labor state convention met on August 30 at Masonic Hall inNew York City. H. Alden Spencer was Temporary Chairman until the choice of George O. Jones as President. Prof. Isaac L. Rice, of New York City, and Patrick H. Cowen, of Saratoga County, were nominated for judges of the Court of Appeals.[2]
The jointly nominated incumbents Rapallo and Andrews were re-elected.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | Prohibition ticket | Greenback[3] ticket | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Charles A. Rapallo | 1,089,414[4] | Charles A. Rapallo | Walter Farrington[5] | 23,150 | Isaac L. Rice | 6,527 | |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Charles Andrews | 1,089,396[6] | Charles Andrews | Virgil A. Willard[7] | 22,881 | Patrick H. Cowen | 6,870 | |
