1848 New York state election

none February 2026 November 2013 1848 11 7 1848 New York state election New York No 1847 New York state election 1847 1849 New York state election 1849 The 1848 New York state election took place on November 7, 1848, 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. History The Hunker state convention met on September 5 in Syracuse. Walworth and O'Conor were nominated on the first ballot. The vote for governor was 98 for Walworth, 23 for Zadock Pratt, and 3 for Greene C. Bronson. The vote for lieutenant governor was 83 for O'Conor, 16 for Clinton, 6 for Nathan Dayton, 5 for Baldwin and 3 scattering.Niles' National Register September 13, 1848 Vol. LXXIV No. 1911 (p. 162) The Whig state convention met on September 13 in Utica. Fish was nominated for governor on the first ballot with 76 votes for him, 28 votes for Joshua A. Spencer, and only 20 votes for the incumbent John Young.Niles' National Register September 20, 1848 Vol. LXXIV No. 1912 (p. 191) The Barnburner Free Soil state convention was held on September 13 and 14 at the Court House in Utica. Dix and Gates were nominated by acclamation. The Liberty state convention also met on the same day in the same city, and after passing resolutions, the delegates walked to the Court House and sat with the Free Soil convention as honorary members. Result Due to the split of the Democratic Party, the whole Whig state ticket was elected. 106 Whigs, 15 Free Soilers and 7 Hunkers were elected to the New York State Assembly of the 72nd New York State Legislature. + 1848 state election results Office Whig ticket Dem.-Barnburner/Free Soil ticket Dem.-Hunker ticket Liberty ticketGovernorHamilton Fish 218,776John Adams Dix 122,889Reuben H. Walworth 116,811William Goodell 1,593Lieutenant GovernorGeorge Washington Patterson 222,970Seth Merrill Gates 113,667Charles O'Conor 116,907 Robert Anderson 1,520Canal CommissionerCharles Cook Charles Augustus Wheaton Charles Sherman McLeanInspector of State PrisonsAlexander H. Wells William P. Angel See also New York gubernatorial elections New York state elections Notes Sources Result for Gov. and Lt. Gov. in Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York (1852; page 367) 1848 New York