1927 New York state election

none February 2026 June 2016 1927 11 8 1927 New York state election New York No 1926 New York state election 1926 1928 New York state election 1928 The 1927 New York state election was held on November 8, 1927, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly. Nine amendments to the New York Constitution were also proposed. History In 1927, there was only one state officer to be elected statewide: a judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeed Benjamin N. Cardozo, who had been elected Chief Judge in 1926. John F. O'Brien was appointed in January 1927 to fill the vacancy temporarily. The Democratic state convention met on September 29 at the Harmanus Bleecker Hall in Albany, New York. The incumbent John F. O'Brien was nominated to succeed himself. The Republican state convention met on September 30 in Rochester, New York, and endorsed the Democratic nominee John F. O'Brien. Result The jointly nominated incumbent O'Brien was re-elected. +1927 state election result Office Democratic ticketRepublican ticketSocialist ticket Judge of the Court of AppealsJohn F. O'Brien John F. O'Brien Hezekiah D. WilcoxHezekiah D. Wilcox (Jan 24., 1855 - Dec. 18, 1931), lawyer, of Elmira, ran also for the Court of Appeals in 1916, 1917 and 1921; and for Attorney General in 1918, 1922 and 1926; Obit, The New York Times, December 19, 1931. Wilcox was ineligible for this office, since he had passed already the constitutional age limit of 70 years. See also New York state elections Notes 1927 Category:1927 New York (state) elections