1868 New York City mayoral special election

none April 2026 April 2026 1868 New York City mayoral special election Presidential no 1867 New York City mayoral election 1867 1870 New York City mayoral election 1870 December 1, 1868 A Oakey Hall, Cabinet Photo, c1870 (cropped).jpg A. Oakey Hall Democratic Party (US) Tammany Hall 75,109 78.28% Frederick A. Conkling - Brady-Handy.jpg Frederick A. Conkling Republican Party (US) 20,835 21.72% 1868 New York City mayoral election by ward.svg 110px Ward resultsHall: #7996E2 50-60% #6674DE 60-70% #584CDE 70-80% #3933E5 80-90% #0D0596 >90% Mayor Thomas Coman Democratic Party (US) A. Oakey Hall Democratic Party (US) The 1868 New York City mayoral special election took place on December 1, 1868, to elect the Mayor of New York City. A. Oakey Hall, the District Attorney backed by Tammany Hall, easily beat former Republican congressman Frederick A. Conkling at the general election. Background Following his election for governor on November 3, mayor John T. Hoffman resigned, creating a special election. Thomas Coman, the President of the Board of Aldermen, succeeded Hoffman as acting mayor. It was essential to members of the "Tweed Ring" that its candidate, District Attorney A. Oakey Hall be elected. Oswald Ottendorfer was mentioned as a potential candidate at the convention, but he declined. Tammany Hall proceeded to nominate Hall by unanimous acclamation.TAMMANY HALL CITY CONVENTION https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1868-11-24/ed-1/?sp=1&q=&st=image&r=0.541,0.289,0.415,0.257,0 Library of Congress A Democratic reform group opposed to Boss Tweed's pick of Hall for mayor asked former sheriff John Kelly to run for the office, who agreed, and after which he had himself nominated at the Masonic Hall "reform" convention. He was seen as the only major threat to Hall's election, having a major influence over the Irish vote.The Project Gutenberg eBook, The History of Tammany Hall, by Gustavus Myers https://www.gutenberg.org/files/53115/53115-h/53115-h.htm#CHAPTER_XXII Project Gutenberg However, nine days after Kelly's nomination, he abruptly withdrew, citing poor health, and left for Europe. There were rumors that Kelly feared disclosure of irregularities during his time as sheriff, but no allegations surfaced. There was an attempt to nominate in Smith Ely Jr., a member of the New York County Board of Supervisors in his place, but this was unsuccessful.Allen 1993 148THE CHARTER ELECTION https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1868-11-23/ed-1/?sp=4&q=&r=0.786,0.451,0.303,0.188,0 Library of Congress General election Results 1868 New York City Mayoral special ElectionManual of the corporation of the city of New York 1869 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015068435703&seq=630 HathiTrustThe Tribune almanac and political register 1869 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079564468&seq=64 HathiTrust Democratic Party (US) A. Oakey Hall 75,109 78.28% Republican Party (US) Frederick A. Conkling 20,835 21.72% 95,944 100.00% References Bibliography Allen Oliver E. https://archive.org/details/tigerrisefalloft00alle/page/148/mode/2up The Tiger: The Rise And Fall Of Tammany Hall Addison-Wesley 1993 registration 1868 New York City New York City mayoral Category:Tammany Hall Category:December 1868 in the United States New York City mayoral election Category:New York (state) special elections