The 1869 New York state election was held on November 2, 1869, to elect the Secretary of State

Secretary of State of New York

The Secretary of State of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York.The current Secretary of State of New York is Cesar A...

, the State Comptroller

New York State Comptroller

The New York State Comptroller is a state cabinet officer of the U.S. state of New York. The duties of the comptroller include auditing government operations and operating the state's retirement system.-History:...

, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer

New York State Treasurer

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, the State Engineer

New York State Engineer and Surveyor

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, two Judges of the New York Court of Appeals

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, a Canal Commissioners

Erie Canal Commission

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 and an Inspector of State Prisons

New York State Prison Inspector

The Inspector of State Prisons was a statewide elective office created by the New York State Constitution of 1846. At the New York state election, 1847, three Inspectors were elected and then, upon taking office, so classified that henceforth every year one Inspector would be elected to a...

, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

 and the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

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. Besides, the amended State Constitution was rejected with 223,935 votes for and 290,456 against it. Only the "Judicial Article" which re-organized the New York Court of Appeals

New York Court of Appeals

The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...

 was adopted by a small majority, with 247,240 for and 240,442 against it.

History

The Republican state convention met on September 24 at Syracuse, New York

Syracuse, New York

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. George William Curtis

George William Curtis

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 was nominated for Secretary of State, Thomas Hillhouse

Thomas Hillhouse (adjutant general)

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 was nominated for Comptroller and John C. Robinson

John C. Robinson

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 was nominated for State Engineer. They declined to run, and Sigel, Greeley and Taylor were substituted by the State Committee.

Results

The whole Democratic ticket was elected.

The incumbents Nelson, Allen, Champlain, Bristol and Richmond were re-elected. The incumbents Woodruff, Mason and Hayt were defeated.

18 Democrats and 14 Republicans were elected to a two-year term (1870-1871) in the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

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.

72 Democrats and 56 Republicans were elected for the session of 1870 to the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

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1869 state election results

Office	Democratic ticket		Republican ticket
Secretary of State Secretary of State of New York The Secretary of State of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York.The current Secretary of State of New York is Cesar A...	Homer A. Nelson Homer Augustus Nelson Homer Augustus Nelson was an American politician and soldier from the state of New York. He was an officer in the Union Army during the first part of the Civil War and a United States congressman during the latter half of the war.-Biography:Nelson was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was...	330,974	Franz Sigel Franz Sigel Franz Sigel was a German military officer, revolutionist and immigrant to the United States who was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union major general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...	310,733
Comptroller New York State Comptroller The New York State Comptroller is a state cabinet officer of the U.S. state of New York. The duties of the comptroller include auditing government operations and operating the state's retirement system.-History:...	William F. Allen William F. Allen (New York) William Fitch Allen was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...	330,371	Horace Greeley Horace Greeley Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...	307,668
Attorney General New York State Attorney General The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York.The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman...	Marshall B. Champlain Marshall B. Champlain Marshall Bolds Champlain was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was admitted to the bar in 1843, and practised at Cuba, N.Y...	336,774	Martin I. Townsend Martin I. Townsend Martin Ingham Townsend was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...	306,133
Treasurer New York State Treasurer The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...	Wheeler H. Bristol Wheeler H. Bristol Wheeler H. Bristol was an American engineer, railroad executive and politician.-Life:...	335,942	Thomas I. Chatfield	306,800
State Engineer New York State Engineer and Surveyor The New York State Engineer and Surveyor was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1848 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the Department of Public Works which was...	Van Rensselaer Richmond Van Rensselaer Richmond Van Rensselaer Richmond was an American civil engineer and politician from New York.-Life:...	335,577	William B. Taylor William B. Taylor (engineer) William Burdick Taylor was an American civil engineer and politician from New York.-Life:He was educated at Utica, New York, and studied engineering in his brother's office...	307,397
Judge of the Court of Appeals New York Court of Appeals The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...  (full term)	John A. Lott John A. Lott John Abraham Lott was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...	328,988	Charles Mason Charles Mason (judge) Charles Mason was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He lived at Hamilton, New York.He was District Attorney of Madison County, New York from 1845 to 1847...	290,238
Judge of the Court of Appeals New York Court of Appeals The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...  (short term)	Robert Earl	328,544	Lewis B. Woodruff Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...	289,965
Canal Commissioner Erie Canal Commission The New York State Legislature appointed in 1810 a Commission to Explore a Route for a Canal to Lake Erie, and Report which became known as the Erie Canal Commission...	William W. Wright William W. Wright William Westwood Wright was an American politician from New York.-Life:He married Mary L...	336,513	Stephen T. Hayt Stephen T. Hayt Stephen Thurston Hayt was an American politician from New York.-Life:...	306,802
Inspector of State Prisons New York State Prison Inspector The Inspector of State Prisons was a statewide elective office created by the New York State Constitution of 1846. At the New York state election, 1847, three Inspectors were elected and then, upon taking office, so classified that henceforth every year one Inspector would be elected to a...	Fordyce L. Laflin Fordyce L. Laflin Fordyce Luther Laflin was an American businessman and politician from New York.-Life:...	335,702	Daniel D. Conover Daniel Conover Daniel Denice Conover was an American public servant, political activist and industrialist. He was the first to invest in land development in Long Island and, through his efforts, was partly responsible for transforming the southern coastline, then known as the Great South Bay, as a popular summer...	307,235

Sources

Result in The Tribune Almanac for 1870 compiled by Horace Greeley

Horace Greeley

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 of the New York Tribune

New York Tribune

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