1858 New York gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 1858 New York gubernatorial election New York Flag of New York (1858–1896).svg presidential 1856 New York gubernatorial election 1856 November 2, 1858 1860 New York gubernatorial election 1860 Edwin D. Morgan (3x4 cropped).jpg x150px Edwin D. Morgan Republican Party (United States) 247,953 45.49% Amasa Junius Parker (1807-1890) in 1856 (3x4 cropped).jpg x150px Amasa J. Parker Democratic Party (United States) 230,513 42.29% Lorenzo Burroughs (cropped).png x150px Lorenzo Burrows Know Nothing 61,137 11.22% 1858 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg Results by countyMorgan: #FFC8CD 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Parker: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% 300px Governor John Alsop King Republican Party (United States) Edwin D. Morgan Republican Party (United States) The 1858 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1858. Incumbent Governor John A. King did not run for re-election to a second term in office. In the race to succeed him, Edwin D. Morgan defeated Amasa J. Parker and Lorenzo Burrows. Radical Abolitionist and Temperance nominations A mass convention to nominate Gerrit Smith for Governor met on August 4 at Syracuse, New York.The Friends of Gerrit Smith at Syracuse in NYT on August 6, 1858 It was the first nominating convention of the campaign season, bringing together members of the anti-slavery and temperance movement in the state. Frederick Douglass, William Goodell and Max Langenschwartz of Germany were featured speakers, and the convention was open to women. The convention adopted a platform denouncing slavery as "a crime against God and man of such matchless magnitude that no forms of law can change its infernal character." Despite the stated purpose of the event, Republicans attempted to interrupt the proceedings to oppose Smith's nomination, and Frederick Douglass spoke at length against the nomination of Smith without a vote or debate, but Smith was ultimately nominated without explicit opposition. Republican nomination Candidates James M. Cook, former New York Treasurer, New York Comptroller and State Senator from Ballston Spa Alexander S. Diven, State Senator from Elmira Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune and former U.S. Representative from New York City Timothy Jenkins, former U.S. Representative from Oneida Castle Edwin D. Morgan, businessman, chairman of the Republican National Committee and former State Senator from New York City George Washington Patterson, chairman of the New York Harbor Commission and former Lieutenant Governor Declined to be drafted John A. King, incumbent Governor since 1857 Results The Republican and American Party state conventions both met on September 8 at Syracuse, New York. At the Republican convention, there was some debate about the nomination of a joint ticket with the American Party. A motion to nominate candidates for governor was voted down by 166 to 67, and the convention adjourned.NEWS OF THE DAY in NYT on September 9, 1858 The American convention, after much debate, adjourned too. The Republican convention re-assembled on September 9, and balloting was taken for governor. Edwin D. Morgan led on the first balllot by a large margin, receiving the first vote ever cast by Thurlow Weed at a state convention.The American and Republican State Conventions in NYT on September 10, 1858 Before the second ballot could be taken, a delegation from the American convention arrived. morgan received a large majority on the second ballot, and the Americans returned to their convention with a delegation of Republicans, who offered to nominate Americans for Canal Commissioner and Prison Inspector, forming a joint ticket. However, the Americans decided against their proposal, nominating Lorenzo Burrows by acclamation. 1858 Republican convention, first ballot Edwin D. Morgan Republican Party (United States) 116 45.85% Timothy Jenkins Republican Party (United States) 51 20.16% James M. Cook Republican Party (United States) 35 13.83% George W. Patterson Republican Party (United States) 23 9.09% Alexander S. Diven Republican Party (United States) 21 8.30% John A. King (draft effort) Republican Party (United States) 4 1.58% Horace Greeley Republican Party (United States) 3 1.19% 253 100.00% 1858 Republican convention, second ballot Edwin D. Morgan Republican Party (United States) 165 64.71% Timothy Jenkins Republican Party (United States) 52 20.39% George W. Patterson Republican Party (United States) 20 7.84% Alexander S. Diven Republican Party (United States) 18 7.06% 255 100.00% General election Candidates Lorenzo Burrows, former New York Comptroller (American) Edwin D. Morgan, businessman, chairman of the Republican National Committee and former State Senator from New York City (Republican) Amasa J. Parker, former Justice of the New York Supreme Court, former U.S. Representative from Delhi and nominee in 1856 (Democratic)The Democratic Ticket http://www.localarchives.org/assets/0/217/237/C10DA7D0-07A2-4F5F-A369-35E83E61D805.pdf Putnam County Courier September 20, 1858 Gerrit Smith, former U.S. Representative from Peterboro and nominee in 1856 (Radical Abolitionist and Temperance) Results 1858 New York gubernatorial electionThe Tribune Almanac 1859 Edwin D. Morgan Republican Party (United States) 247,953 45.51% 0.99 Amasa J. Parker Democratic Party (United States) 230,513 42.31% 8.87 Lorenzo Burrows Know Nothing 60,880 11.17% 10.87 Gerrit Smith Radical Abolitionist Party 5,470 1.00% 1.00 544,816 100.00% See also New York gubernatorial elections 1858 United States elections Notes References Bibliography Dearstyne Bruce W. 2015 The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State's History https://books.google.com/books?id=9tiUBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA56 Albany, NY State University of New York Press 56 978-1-4384-5659-1 Google Books 1858 New York Gubernatorial election Category:November 1858