1879 New York state election

none February 2026 September 2023 1879 New York gubernatorial election New York File:Flag of New York (1858–1896).svg presidential no 1876 New York state election 1876 1882 New York gubernatorial election 1882 November 4, 1879 x150px File:Alonzo B. Cornell.jpg Alonzo B. Cornell Republican Party (United States) 418,567 46.68% File:LuciusRobinson.jpg Lucius Robinson Democratic Party (United States) 375,790 41.91% 1879 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County results Cornell: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Robinson: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% No Data: #808080 File:John Kelly.png John Kelly Independent Democrat 77,566 8.65% Governor Lucius Robinson Democratic Party (United States) Alonzo B. Cornell Republican Party (United States) The 1879 New York state election was held on November 4, 1879, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary state, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer and the state engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. History Due to the increase of the governor's term to three years by an amendment in 1874, this was the first time the governor and the state cabinet officers were elected at the same time.This happened again in 1885 and 1891, and has become the rule since 1898. The Greenback-Labor state convention met on August 28 and 29 at Utica, New York. William Voorhis was president.NO DEMOCRAT NEED APPLY; THE GREENBACKERS DECIDE TO BE INDEPENDENT in NYT on August 30, 1879 The Republican state convention met on September 3. James W. Wadsworth was nominated for comptroller on the first ballot (vote: Wadsworth 273, John C. Churchill 152). Joseph B. Carr was nominated for secretary of state during the first ballot. Nathan D. Wendell was nominated for treasurer on the first ballot (vote: Wendell 279, Richard A. Elmer 83, Francis B. Brower 54, Francis C. Marvin 19). Hamilton Ward was nominated for attorney general during the first ballot. Howard Soule was nominated for state engineer by acclamation.THE EVENING SESSION in NYT on September 4, 1879 The Prohibition state convention met on September 3 at Syracuse, New York. James H. Bronson, of Amsterdam, was chairman. They nominated John W. Mears, of Oneida County, for governor; James H. Bronson for lieutenant governor; Alphonso A. Hopkins for secretary of state; Caleb W. Allis, of Onondaga County, for comptroller; Stephen Merritt for treasurer; Walter Farrington for attorney general; and John J. Hooker for state engineer.THE PROHIBITION PARTY.; STATE CONVENTION AT SYRACUSE in NYT on September 4, 1879 The Democratic state convention met on September 11 at Wieting Hall in Syracuse, New York. Before the first ballot for governor was taken, the Tammany delegates left the convention. Then the incumbent Governor Lucius Robinson was re-nominated on the first ballot (vote: Robinson 243, Henry W. Slocum 56, Clarkson N. Potter 1, Horatio Seymour 1). Clarkson N. Potter was nominated for lieutenant governor by acclamation. Then the incumbents Beach, Olcott, Mackin, Seymour and Schoonmaker were re-nominated by acclamation.THE TAMMANY DELEGATES RETIRE in NYT on September 12, 1879 The seceding Tammany delegates re-assembled at Shakespeare Hall. David Dudley Field was president. John Kelly was nominated for governor by acclamation. A Committee of Fifteen was appointed to ponder the question how to proceed and if a whole state ticket should be nominated.THE PROCEEDINGS OF KELLY'S CROWD in NYT on September 12, 1879 Results Due to the split of the Democratic vote, Cornell had an easy victory over Robinson. Almost all the other offices were won by the Republicans in a very tight race, only State Engineer Seymour managed to be re-elected on the Democratic ticket. At the time, political commentators voiced their surprise about the strange inconsistency of, on the one side, the total number of votes for Governor compared to the vote for the other state offices on the Republican ticket, and, on the other side, the combined vote of Robinson and Kelly compared to the vote for the other state offices on the joint Democratic/Tammany ticket. The incumbents Robinson, Beach, Olcott, Schoonmaker and Mackin were defeated. The incumbent Seymour was re-elected. +1879 state election results Office Republican ticket Democratic ticket Tammany ticket Greenback-Labor ticket Prohibition ticket Socialist Labor ticket Working Men ticket Jeffersonian Democratic ticketGovernorAlonzo B. Cornell 418,567Lucius Robinson 375,790John Kelly 77,566Harris LewisHarris Lewis, "extensive land-owner" from Herkimer, President of the Farmers' Alliance 20,286John W. Mears 4,437Caleb PinkCaleb Pink, ran for the State Assembly in the 8th District (Kings County) in 1878 John Kelly John Kelly Lt. Gov.George G. Hoskins 435,304Clarkson N. Potter 435,014Clarkson N. Potter John M. WietingDr. John M. Wieting, from Syracuse, the owner of the Wieting Opera House (or "Wieting Hall", the locale of many state conventions) 23,067James H. Bronson 3,902Osborne WardOsborne Ward, ran for Congress in the NY 4th District (Kings County) in 1878 John M. Wieting Robert W. Hume Secretary of StateJoseph B. Carr 436,013Allen C. Beach 434,138Allen C. Beach P. K. McCann 22,558Alphonso A. HopkinsProf. Alphonso A. Hopkins, of Monroe County, ran also for comptroller in 1875, and Governor in 1882 4,226 ComptrollerJames W. Wadsworth 438,253Frederic P. Olcott 432,325Frederic P. Olcott John A. Shannon 22,572Caleb W. Allis 4,192 Attorney GeneralHamilton Ward, Sr. 437,382Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr. 433,238Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr. James WrightJames Wright, lawyer of Elmira, ran also in 1889 (lived then in Wayne County), and for secretary of state in 1893 (lived then in Weedsport) 21,961Walter FarringtonWalter Farrington (ca. 1830 - Nov 25., 1920), of Poughkeepsie, lawyer, ran also for the Court of Appeals in 1881, 1884 and 1889; for chief judge in 1892; and for attorney general in 1906 4,073 TreasurerNathan D. Wendell 436,300James Mackin 433,485James Mackin Jurian WinneJurian Winne, ran also in 1883 21,646Stephen MerrittRev. Stephen Merritt (b. ca. 1833), Methodist minister, undertaker, ran also for secretary of state in 1881, and for comptroller in 1883, Description in NYT on September 25, 1885 4,149 State EngineerHoward SouleHoward Soule (b. 1829), ran also in 1877, bio at Canal Engineer's Bios https://web.archive.org/web/20080724204149/http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/bib/whitford/old1906/vol2/chapter3.htm 2008-07-24 427,240Horatio Seymour, Jr. 439,681Horatio Seymour, Jr. Garret Nagle 22,779John J. HookerJohn J. Hooker, of Tioga County, ran also in 1881 4,043 Obs.:For candidates nominated on more than one ticket, the numbers are the total votes on all tickets. "Scattering votes" (includes votes given for Socialist Labor, Working Men, Jeffersonian Democratic, non-running and non-existing candidates) ranging between 3,900 and 5,312 for the various offices. See also New York gubernatorial elections Notes Sources The tickets: in NYT on November 3, 1879 Result: GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.; THE STATE VOTE DECLARED in NYT on December 13, 1879 Result: The Tribune Almanac 1880 1879 Category:1879 New York (state) elections Category:Tammany Hall Category:November 1879 in the United States