1863 New York state election
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The1863 New York state electionwas held on November 3, 1863, to elect theSecretary of State,theState Comptroller,theAttorney General,theState Treasurer,theState Engineer,a Judge of theNew York Court of Appeals,aCanal Commissionerand anInspector of State Prisons,as well as all members of theNew York State Assemblyand theNew York State Senate.
History[edit]
The Union state convention - Republicans andWar Democratswhich supported the Union andAbraham Lincoln's policy during theAmerican Civil War- met on September 2 atSyracuse, New York.Ward Huntwas Temporary Chairman until the choice of Abraham Wakeman as President.Peter A. Porterwas nominated for Secretary of State on the first ballot (vote: Porter 213, Chauncey Depew 140,Theophilus C. Callicot[1]15). Thomas W. Olcott[2]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. Hayt131). The incumbent William B. Taylor was re-nominated for State Engineer on the first ballot (vote: Taylor 234,J. Platt Goodsell67, F. A. Utter 26, Charles W. Wentz 10). The incumbent James K. Bates was re-nominated for Prison Inspector by acclamation.[3]When informed of his nomination, Colonel Porter, who was commanding his troops atBaltimore,declined to run because he "wanted to serve his country in the field."[4]Olcott also declined to run, and the State Committee substituted Depew and the incumbent Lucius Robinson on the Union ticket.
TheConstitutional Unionstate convention met on September 9 but did not nominate a ticket.
The Democratic state convention met on September 10 atAlbany, New York.
Results[edit]
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 theNew York State Senate.
82 Unionists and 46 Democrats were elected for the session of 1864 to theNew York State Assembly.
| Office | Unionticket | Democraticticket | ||
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| Secretary of State | Chauncey Depew | 314,347 | Daniel B. St. John | 284,942 |
| Comptroller | Lucius Robinson | 314,236 | Sanford E. Church | 284,849 |
| Attorney General | John Cochrane | 313,865 | Marshall B. Champlain | 284,762 |
| Treasurer | George W. Schuyler | 314,303 | William B. Lewis | 284,618 |
| State Engineer | William B. Taylor | 314,362 | Van Rensselaer Richmond | 284,738 |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Henry R. Selden | 313,327 | William F. Allen | 283,532 |
| Canal Commissioner | Benjamin F. Bruce | 313,840 | William W. Wright | 284,984 |
| Inspector of State Prisons | James K. Bates | 314,093 | David B. McNeil | 284,980 |
Sources[edit]
- Result inThe Tribune Almanaccompiled byHorace Greeleyof theNew York Tribune
- ResultThe State Electionin NYT on December 5, 1863
Notes[edit]
- ^Callicot was the controversial Democratic Speaker of the Assembly of this year.
- ^Thomas Worth Olcott, father ofFrederic P. Olcottwho was State Comptroller from 1877 to 1879.
- ^THE UNION STATE CONVENTIONin NYT on September 3, 1863
- ^Obituary: COL. PETER A. PORTERin NYT on June 5, 1864