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The1888 New York state election was held on November 6, 1888, to elect thegovernor, thelieutenant governor and a judge of theNew York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly.
TheProhibition state convention met on June 26 at the Alhambra Rink inSyracuse, New York. Frank E. Baldwin, ofChemung County, was temporary chairman until the choice of W. Martin Jones as president.[1] The convention re-assembled on June 27. W. Martin Jones was nominated after the second ballot (first ballot: W. Jennings Demorest 398,Benson J. Lossing 389, Jones 249, Guy C. Humphreys 26; second ballot: Lossing 466, Jones 417, Demorest 178). George Powell for lieutenant governor; and Charles W. Stevens, ofSteuben County, for the Court of Appeals, were nominated by acclamation.[2]
TheRepublican state convention met on August 28 at the Skating Rink inSaratoga Springs, New York.Benjamin F. Tracy was temporary chairman until the choice ofGen. George S. Batcheller[3] as president. Warner Miller was nominated for governor by acclamation. Stephen V. R. Cruger was nominated for lieutenant governor on the first ballot (vote: Cruger 409,John B. Weber 180,Cornelius R. Parsons 72, Norman M. Allen 32). William Rumsey was nominated for the Court of Appeals by acclamation.[4]
TheDemocratic state convention met on September 12 atBuffalo, New York. George Raines was temporary chairman until the choice ofD. Cady Herrick as president. The incumbents, Governor David B. Hill, Lieutenant Governor Edward F. Jones and Judge John Clinton Gray,[5] were re-nominated by acclamation.[6]
TheUnited Labor state convention met on September 20. The convention endorsed, with a vote of 124 to 103, the Republican candidate for governor, Warner Miller, because his party was "committed to ballot reform."[7] Then the convention voted 131 to 67 to nominate a separate ticket, and John H. Blakeney[8] was nominated for Lieutenant Governor and Lawrence J. McParlin for the Court of Appeals.[9]
TheSocialist Labor state convention met on October 21 at the Labor Lyceum inNew York City.J. Edward Hall was nominated for governor, Christian Pattberg, ofBrooklyn for lieutenant governor, and Dr. Frank Gereau, ofNew York City for Judge of the Court of Appeals.[10]
The whole Democratic ticket was elected.
The incumbents Hill, Jones and Gray were re-elected.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | Prohibition ticket | Socialist Labor ticket | United Labor ticket | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | David B. Hill | 650,464 | Warner Miller | 631,283 | W. Martin Jones[11] | 30,215 | J. Edward Hall | 3,348 | Warner Miller | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Edward F. Jones | 650,748 | Stephen V. R. Cruger[12] | 628,486 | George Powell[13] | 30,288 | Christian Pattberg | 3,049 | John H. Blakeney | 3,010 |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | John Clinton Gray | 634,875 | William Rumsey[14] | 631,409 | Charles W. Stevens | 31,178 | Francis Gerau[15] | 3,523 | Lawrence J. McParlin[16] | 3,841 |
