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1844 New York state election

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Field	Value
election_name	1844 New York gubernatorial election
country	New York
flag_year	1778
type	Presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1842 New York gubernatorial election
previous_year	1842
next_election	1846 New York state election
next_year	1846
election_date	November 5, 1844
image1	[[File:SilasWright.png	x150px]]
nominee1	Silas Wright
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	241,090
percentage1	49.5%
image2	[[File:Fillmore.jpg	x150px]]
nominee2	Millard Fillmore
party2	Whig Party (United States)
popular_vote2	231,057
percentage2	47.4%
title	Governor
before_election	William C. Bouck
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Silas Wright
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)
map_caption	County Results
map_image	File:1844 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

Fillmore Wright The 1844 New York state elections was held on November 5, 1844, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and four Canal Commissioners, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and eight members of the New York State Senate.

History

The Act of May 6, 1844, which re-organized the Canal Department, required the Canal Commissioners to be elected by general ballot.

Results

The Democrats won all six state offices.

Office	Whig ticket	Liberty ticket
Governor	Silas Wright	241,090	Millard Fillmore
Lieutenant Governor	Addison Gardiner	240,844	Samuel J. Wilkin
Canal Commissioners	Jonas Earll, Jr.		Samuel Works
	Nathaniel Jones		Spencer Kellogg
	Daniel P. Bissell		Elijah Rhoades
	Stephen Clark		Joseph H. Jackson

67 Democrats, 45 Whigs and 16 American Republicans were elected to the Assembly session of 1845. 6 Democrats, 1 Whig and 1 American Republican were elected to the Senate. Thus the Senate of the 68th New York State Legislature consisted of 27 Democrats, 4 Whigs and 1 American Republican.

Sources

History of Political Parties in the State of New-York by John Stilwell Jenkins (Alden & Markham, Auburn NY, 1846; page 466)
Result in Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York (1852; page 367)

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