1896 New York state election

none January 2025 September 2023 1896 New York gubernatorial election November 3, 1896 1894 New York gubernatorial election 1894 1898 New York gubernatorial election 1898 no presidential New York Flag of New York (1896–1901).svg 150x150px File:Frank S Black.jpg Frank S. Black Republican Party (United States) 787,516 55.28% Wilbur F. Porter (Mayor of Watertown, NY).jpg Wilbur F. Porter Democratic Party (United States) People's Party (United States) 574,524 40.33% Governor Republican Party (United States) Levi P. Morton Republican Party (United States) Frank S. Black 1896 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBlack: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%<br/ >Porter: #7996e2 50–60% The 1896 New York state election was held on November 3, 1896, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly. Besides, a constitutional amendment on forestry was proposed, and rejected with 321,486 votes for and 710,505 against it. History The Democratic state convention met on September 17 at Buffalo, New York, and endorsed the Free Silver platform of the Democratic national convention. Mayor of Albany John Boyd Thacher, a Gold Democrat, was nominated for governor on the first ballot (vote: Thacher 332, William Sulzer (Free Silver) 88, Wilbur F. Porter 20).THACHER ON FIRST BALLOT in NYT on September 18, 1896 Wilbur F. Porter (Free Silver) for lieutenant governor, and Robert C. Titus for the Court of Appeals, were nominated by acclamation.FOR THACHER AND SILVER; Gold Candidate Placed on a Popocratic Platform in NYT on September 18, 1896 Thacher declined to run, and the Democratic State Committee met on September 28 at the Hotel Bartholdi in New York City, Elliott Danforth presided. They moved Porter one step up, and substituted Frederick C. Schraub (Free Silver) on the ticket for lieutenant governor.W.F. PORTER IS MOVED UP in NYT on September 29, 1896 Result The whole Republican ticket was elected. The incumbent Vann was re-elected. At this time, automatic "ballot status" required 10,000 votes, which was reached by all parties. A total of 9,497 blank, void, and scattering ballots are excluded from the infobox below: 1896 New York gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Frank S. Black (incumbent) 787,516 55.28% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Wilbur F. Porter 574,524 40.33% N/A National Democratic Party (United States) Daniel C. Griffin 26,698 1.87% N/A Socialist Labor Party (United States) Howard Balkam 18,362 1.29% N/A Prohibition Party (United States) William W. Smith 17,419 1.22% N/A 1,484,046 100.00% +1896 state election results OfficeRepublican ticketDemocratic ticketNational Democratic ticketSocialist Labor ticketProhibition ticketPeople's ticket GovernorFrank S. Black 787,516Wilbur F. PorterWilbur F. Porter (b. ca. 1841), lawyer, five times Mayor of Watertown 574,524Daniel G. GriffinDaniel G. Griifin (b. 1848), lawyer, of Watertown 26,698Howard Balkam 18,362William W. SmithWilliam W. Smith, of Poughkeepsie, ran also for Treasurer in 1887, for Comptroller in 1891, and for Secretary of State in 1895 17,449Wilbur F. Porter Lieutenant GovernorTimothy L. Woodruff 793,845Frederick C. SchraubFrederick C. Schraub (b. ca. 1856), lawyer, of Lowville, D.A. of Lewis County 1880, State Dairy Commissioner under Gov. Hill, State Commissioner of Agriculture 1893-96 565,063Frederick W. HinrichsFrederick William Hinrichs (Sept. 12, 1851 Brooklyn - Nov 25, 1935), lawyer, Register of Arrears of Brooklyn 1894-95 25,593Frederick BennetsFrederick Bennets, of Yonkers, ran also for Secretary of State in 1891, and for Attorney General in 1893 18,673Charles E. Latimer 17,136Fred C. SchraubThe name was thus printed on the ballot. 4,172These votes were not allowed to be counted, considering that there were over 500,000 votes with the name "Frederick C. Schraub". The "Fred" votes were returned as "defective" and, as it did not make any difference to the result, nobody objected. Judge of the Court of AppealsIrving G. Vann 799,122Robert C. Titus 555,942Spencer ClintonSpencer Clinton (b. 1839 Buffalo), grandson of DeWitt Clinton, lawyer 23,585Theodore F. CunoTheodore F. Cuno, ran also for Chief Judge in 1897 18,710Elias RootElias Root, ran also for Attorney General in 1895 17,205Lawrence J. McParlinLawrence Jermain McParlin (b. Nov. 14, 1848 Lockport), lawyer, ran also in 1881, 1886, 1888 and 1893; and for Chief Judge in 1882 and 1892 8,344 Obs.: For candidates nominated on more than one ticket, the numbers are the total votes on all tickets. See also New York gubernatorial elections Notes Sources A ballot from Orange County at Hudson River Valley Heritage The tickets: ALL STATES WILL VOTE in NYT on November 2, 1896 The candidates: CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION in NYT on November 1, 1896 Result in New York City: CITY'S OFFICIAL COUNT in NYT on November 22, 1896 Result: THE VOTE OF NEW YORK; DECLARED BY THE STATE BOARD OF CANVASSERS in NYT on December 16, 1896 Result: The Tribune Almanac 1897 1896 Category:1896 New York (state) elections Category:New York (state) gubernatorial elections