1863 New York state election

none February 2026 September 2023 1863 11 3 1863 New York state election New York No Flag of New York (1858–1896).svg 1862 New York state election 1862 1864 New York state election 1864 The 1863 New York state election was held on November 3, 1863, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. History The Union state convention - Republicans and War Democrats which supported the Union and Abraham Lincoln's policy during the American Civil War - met on September 2 at Syracuse, New York. Ward Hunt was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Abraham Wakeman as president. Peter A. Porter was nominated for Secretary of State on the first ballot (vote: Porter 213, Chauncey Depew 140, Theophilus C. CallicotCallicot was the controversial Democratic Speaker of the Assembly of this year. 15). Thomas W. OlcottThomas Worth Olcott, father of Frederic P. Olcott who was State Comptroller from 1877 to 1879. for Comptroller, John Cochrane for Attorney General, George W. Schuyler for Treasurer, and Henry R. Selden [incumbent] for Judge of the Court of Appeals, were nominated by acclamation. Benjamin F. Bruce was nominated for Canal Commissioner on the first ballot (vote: Bruce 220, Stephen T. Hayt 131). The incumbent William B. Taylor was re-nominated for State Engineer on the first ballot (vote: Taylor 234, J. Platt Goodsell 67, F. A. Utter 26, Charles W. Wentz 10). The incumbent James K. Bates was re-nominated for Prison Inspector by acclamation.THE UNION STATE CONVENTION in NYT on September 3, 1863 When informed of his nomination, Colonel Porter, who was commanding his troops at Baltimore, declined to run because he "wanted to serve his country in the field."Obituary: COL. PETER A. PORTER in NYT on June 5, 1864 Olcott also declined to run, and the State Committee substituted Depew and the incumbent Lucius Robinson on the Union ticket. The Constitutional Union state convention met on September 9 but did not nominate a ticket. The Democratic state convention met on September 10 at Albany, New York. Results The whole Union ticket was elected. The incumbents Robinson, Taylor, Selden and Bates were re-elected. The incumbents Lewis and Wright were defeated. 21 Unionists and 11 Democrats were elected to a two-year term (1864–65) in the New York State Senate. 82 Unionists and 46 Democrats were elected for the session of 1864 to the New York State Assembly. + 1863 state election results Office Union ticket Democratic ticketSecretary of StateChauncey Depew 314,347Daniel B. St. John 284,942ComptrollerLucius Robinson 314,236Sanford E. Church 284,849Attorney GeneralJohn Cochrane 313,865Marshall B. Champlain 284,762TreasurerGeorge W. Schuyler 314,303William B. Lewis 284,618State EngineerWilliam B. Taylor 314,362Van Rensselaer Richmond 284,738Judge of the Court of AppealsHenry R. Selden 313,327William F. Allen 283,532Canal CommissionerBenjamin F. Bruce 313,840William W. Wright 284,984Inspector of State PrisonsJames K. Bates 314,093David B. McNeil 284,980 See also New York state elections Sources Result in The Tribune Almanac compiled by Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune Result The State Election in NYT on December 5, 1863 Notes 1863 New York Category:November 1863 in the United States