1864 New York gubernatorial election
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The 1864 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1864. Incumbent Governor Horatio Seymour ran for re-election to a second consecutive term in office but was defeated by National Union candidate Reuben E. Fenton.
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November 8, 1864
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 County results Fenton: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% Seymour: 50â60% 60â70% No Date: | |||||||||||||||||
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National Union nomination
Candidates
- John Adams Dix, U.S. Army major general and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Senator
- Reuben Fenton, U.S. Representative from Frewsburg
- Lyman Tremain, former Democratic Attorney General of New York
Convention
The National Union state convention met on September 7 in Syracuse.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Union | Reuben Fenton | 247.5 | 70.31% | |
| National Union | Lyman Tremain | 69 | 19.60% | |
| National Union | John Adams Dix | 35.5 | 10.09% | |
| Total votes | 352 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic nomination
Candidates
- Horatio Seymour, incumbent Governor of New York
Convention
The Democratic state convention met on September 14 and 15 in Albany.[2] Governor Seymour was re-nominated by acclamation.[2]
General election
Candidates
- Horatio Seymour, incumbent Governor of New York (Democratic)
- Reuben Fenton, U.S. Representative from Frewsburg (National Union)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Union | Reuben Fenton | 369,557 | 50.57% |  1.46 | |
| Democratic | Horatio Seymour | 352,526 | 49.43% |  1.46 | |
| Total votes | 722,083 | 100.00% | |||
New York City results
| Results by ward (New York County)[3] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | Fenton Union | Seymour Democratic | Total | ||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | |||
| 1 | 208 | 8.89% | 2,132 | 91.11% | 2,340 | ||
| 2 | 188 | 36.02% | 334 | 63.98% | 522 | ||
| 3 | 221 | 30.65% | 500 | 69.35% | 721 | ||
| 4 | 397 | 14.08% | 2,423 | 85.92% | 2,820 | ||
| 5 | 1,012 | 33.27% | 2,030 | 66.73% | 3,042 | ||
| 6 | 347 | 9.18% | 3,434 | 90.82% | 3,781 | ||
| 7 | 1,199 | 22.80% | 4,060 | 77.20% | 5,259 | ||
| 8 | 1,520 | 31.71% | 3,274 | 68.29% | 4,794 | ||
| 9 | 3,504 | 47.91% | 3,809 | 52.09% | 7,313 | ||
| 10 | 1,626 | 40.71% | 2,368 | 59.29% | 3,994 | ||
| 11 | 1,885 | 25.62% | 5,473 | 74.38% | 7,358 | ||
| 12 | 1,277 | 33.94% | 2,485 | 66.06% | 3,762 | ||
| 13 | 1,082 | 28.15% | 2,762 | 71.85% | 3,844 | ||
| 14 | 809 | 15.99% | 4,251 | 84.01% | 5,060 | ||
| 15 | 2,228 | 53.05% | 1,972 | 46.95% | 4,200 | ||
| 16 | 2,867 | 45.36% | 3,454 | 54.64% | 6,321 | ||
| 17 | 3,362 | 32.29% | 7,049 | 67.71% | 10,411 | ||
| 18 | 2,659 | 38.03% | 4,333 | 61.97% | 6,992 | ||
| 19 | 1,918 | 34.83% | 3,589 | 65.17% | 5,507 | ||
| 20 | 2,875 | 34.17% | 5,538 | 65.83% | 8,413 | ||
| 21 | 2,783 | 40.26% | 4,129 | 59.74% | 6,912 | ||
| 22 | 2,343 | 36.15% | 4,138 | 63.85% | 6,481 | ||
| Totals | 36,310 | 33.06% | 73,537 | 66.94% | 109,847 | ||