1858 New York state election

none February 2026 September 2023 1858 11 2 1858 New York state election New York No Flag of New York (1858–1896).svg 1857 New York state election 1857 1859 New York state election 1859 The 1858 New York state election was held on November 2, 1858, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, a Canal Commissioner, and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and two membersto fill vacancies in the 11th and 31st Districts of the New York State Senate. Besides, the question was asked if a Constitutional Convention should be held, and answered in the negative: The vote was 135,266 for and 144,526 against. History The "Mass State Convention to nominate Gerrit Smith for Governor" met on August 4 at Syracuse, New York, Isaac Parks, of Canastota, presided.The Friends of Gerrit Smith at Syracuse in NYT on August 6, 1858 The Republican and the American state conventions met on September 8 at Syracuse, New York. At the Republican convention, Thurlow Weed was a delegate to a state convention for the first time after twenty years. There was some debate about the nomination of a joint ticket with the Americans. Ezra Graves was temporary chairman until the choice of Daniel T. Jones as president. A motion to nominate candidates for governor was voted down by 166 to 67, and the convention adjourned. At the American convention, Daniel Ullmann was chosen President, and after much debate they adjourned too.NEWS OF THE DAY in NYT on September 9, 1858 The Republican convention re-assembled on September 9, and Edwin D. Morgan was nominated for governor on the second ballot (first ballot: Morgan 116,among these was Weed's vote, his first ever vote for a candidate in a convention Timothy Jenkins 51, James M. Cook 35, George W. Patterson 23, A. S. Diven 21, John Alsop King 4,Governor King had declined to be re-nominated Horace Greeley 3; second ballot: Morgan 165, Jenkins 52, Patterson 20, Diven 18). Between the two ballots an American delegation arrived. Robert Campbell was nominated for lieutenant governor by acclamation. Now the American delegation marched back to the American convention with a Republican delegation which announced the Republican nominations and offered the Americans to complete the joint ticket with the nominees for Canal Commissioner and Prison Inspector. The Americans decided against it and nominated Lorenzo Burrows for governor, and Nathaniel S. Benton for lieutenant governor by acclamation. James R. Thompson was nominated for Canal Commissioner on the first ballot (vote: Thompson 84, Jesse C. Dann 64, Benoni Thompson 15, Justus Deming 4, scattering 4). The incumbent William A. Russell was re-nominated for Prison Inspector on the first ballot.The American and Republican State Conventions in NYT on September 10, 1858 Result The whole Republican ticket was elected. The incumbent Russell was defeated. One Republican and one American were elected for the session of 1859 to the New York State Senate, which had then 16 Republicans, 12 Democrats, 3 Americans and one Independent Republican. 99 Republicans and Americans, and 29 Democrats were elected for the session of 1859 to the New York State Assembly. + 1858 state election results Office Republican ticket Democratic ticket American ticket People's ticketThe Radical Abolitionist Party fused with other reform groups to nominate Smith on the "People's State Ticket."Perkal M. Leon American Abolition Society: A Viable Alternative to the Republican Party? Journal of Negro History 65 1 Winter 1980 63 https://www.jstor.org/stable/3031548Governor Edwin D. Morgan 247,953Amasa J. Parker 230,513Lorenzo Burrows 60,880Gerrit Smith 5,470Lieutenant GovernorRobert Campbell 250,831John J. Taylor 229,796Nathaniel S. Benton 62,336Sidney A. Beers 2,187Canal CommissionerHiram Gardner 249,933Sherburne B. Piper 229,848James R. Thompson 59,919J. C. Harrington 1,801Inspector of State PrisonsJosiah T. Everest 248,151Edward L. Donnelly 226,992William A. Russell 60,409Silas T. Tyler 1,690 See also New York gubernatorial elections Notes Sources Result in The Tribune Almanac 1859 1858 New York