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1864 New York state election
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The 1864 New York state election was held on November 8, 1864, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly.
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November 8, 1864
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Nominations
Union Party
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 7 at Syracuse, New York. A. H. Bailey was Temporary Chairman until the choice of DeWitt C. Littlejohn as Permanent Chairman. Reuben E. Fenton was nominated for governor after an informal vote; Thomas G. Alvord was nominated for lieutenant governor. The incumbent Canal Commissioner Franklin A. Alberger was re-nominated without formalities. Ex-Prison Inspector David P. Forrest (in office 1860â1862) was nominated again after a large majority was felt halfway through an informal vote.[1]
Gubernatorial nomination
| Candidate | 1st |
|---|---|
| Reuben E. Fenton | 237 ½ |
| Lyman Tremain | 69 |
| John Adams Dix | 35 ½ |
Lieutenant gubernatorial nomination
| Candidate | 1st |
|---|---|
| Thomas G. Alvord | 246 |
| Waldo Hutchins | 96 ½ |
| Richard M. Blatchford | 19 |
| William H. Robertson | 13 |
| James A. Bell | 12 |
| Demas Strong | 10 |
Democratic Party
The Democratic state convention met on September 14 and 15 at Albany, New York. Daniel Pratt was chosen Permanent Chairman. Gov. Horatio Seymour and Lt. Gov. David R. Floyd-Jones were re-nominated by acclamation. Jarvis Lord for Canal Commissioner, and David B. McNeil for Prison Inspector, also were nominated by acclamation.[2]
Result
The whole Union ticket was elected in a tight race with less than 8,000 votes majority out of about 730,000.
The incumbents Seymour and Floyd-Jones were defeated. The incumbent Alberger was re-elected.
76 Unionists and 52 Democrats were elected for the session of 1865 to the New York State Assembly.
| Office | Union ticket | Democratic ticket | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Reuben E. Fenton | 369,557 | Horatio Seymour | 361,264 |
| Lieutenant Governor | Thomas G. Alvord | 369,365 | David R. Floyd-Jones | 361,849 |
| Canal Commissioner | Franklin A. Alberger | 369,367 | Jarvis Lord | 361,642 |
| Inspector of State Prisons | David P. Forrest | 369,428 | David B. McNeil | 361,313 |