The 1882 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882.
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Republican incumbent Alonzo B. Cornell ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated for the Republican nomination by Charles J. Folger, the Secretary of the Treasury under President Chester A. Arthur. Folger's nomination was a victory for President Arthur and the Stalwart faction of the state party, but he was badly defeated in the general election by the mayor of Buffalo, Grover Cleveland.
Republican nomination
editCandidates
edit- Alonzo B. Cornell, incumbent Governor since 1880
- Charles J. Folger, United States Secretary of the Treasury
- John C. Robinson, former president of the Grand Army of the Republic and Lieutenant Governor
- John H. Starin, former U.S. Representative from Fultonville
- James Wolcott Wadsworth, U.S. Representative from Geneseo
Convention
editThe Republican state convention met on September 20 at Saratoga Springs. The Half-Breed faction led by Governor Alonzo B. Cornell opposed the Stalwart faction led by former U.S. Senators Roscoe Conkling and Thomas C. Platt, in league with railroad magnate Jay Gould.
The State Committee met at 9 o'clock at Congress Hall and elected Edward M. Madden, a Half-Breed, to be temporary chairman of the convention (vote Madden (St.) 18, Edmund L. Pitts (H.-B.) 14). The convention opened at half past 10 at Town Hall. The roll was called by John W. Vrooman, the Clerk of the New York State Senate. When Madden was proposed for temporary chairman, the Half-Breeds objected and proposed Pitts, and a vote was taken. Madden received 251, Pitts 243, showing an almost evenly divided convention with a slight Stalwart majority. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Charles J. Folger (St.) was nominated for governor on the second ballot (first ballot: Folger 223, Cornell [incumbent] 180, James W. Wadsworth 69, John H. Starin 19, John C. Robinson 6; second ballot: Folger 257, Cornell 222, Wadsworth 18).[1][2][3]
Democratic nomination
editThe Democratic state convention met on September 22 at Shakespeare Hall in Syracuse, New York. The Tammany delegates were admitted again, and the rift in the Party was bridged over.[4] Grover Cleveland was nominated for Governor.
General election
editCandidates
edit- Grover Cleveland, mayor of Buffalo (Democratic)
- Charles J. Folger, United States Secretary of the Treasury (Republican)
- Alonzo A. Hopkins, professor and perennial candidate[5] (Prohibition)
- Epenetus Howe, Speedsville farmer and candidate for Secretary of State in 1881[6][7] (Greenback)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland | 535,318 | 58.47% | ||
| Republican | Charles J. Folger | 342,464 | 37.41% | ||
| Prohibition | Alonzo A. Hopkins | 25,783 | 2.82% | ||
| Greenback | Epenetus Howe | 11,974 | 1.31% | ||
| Total votes | 915,539 | 100.00% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | Cleveland | Folger | Hopkins | Howe | ||||
| Albany | 20,126 | 65.30% | 10,309 | 33.45% | 0.00% | 385 | 1.25% | |
| Allegany | 3,779 | 40.06% | 3,718 | 39.41% | 1,586 | 16.81% | 350 | 3.71% |
| Broome | 5,060 | 48.43% | 4,955 | 47.42% | 325 | 3.11% | 109 | 1.04% |
| Cattaraugus | 5,279 | 47.12% | 4,681 | 41.78% | 781 | 6.97% | 462 | 4.12% |
| Cayuga | 5,859 | 51.33% | 4,406 | 38.60% | 698 | 6.11% | 452 | 3.96% |
| Chautauqua | 6,207 | 50.85% | 4,803 | 39.35% | 828 | 6.78% | 369 | 3.02% |
| Chemung | 5,336 | 58.36% | 3,079 | 33.67% | 78 | 0.85% | 651 | 7.12% |
| Chenango | 4,258 | 46.15% | 3,913 | 42.41% | 574 | 6.22% | 482 | 5.22% |
| Clinton | 3,560 | 44.81% | 4,318 | 54.35% | 18 | 0.23% | 49 | 0.62% |
| Columbia | 6,703 | 64.27% | 3,607 | 34.59% | 92 | 0.88% | 27 | 0.26% |
| Cortland | 3,011 | 46.90% | 2,986 | 46.51% | 379 | 5.90% | 44 | 0.69% |
| Delaware | 4,596 | 48.37% | 4,331 | 45.58% | 334 | 3.52% | 240 | 2.53% |
| Dutchess | 8,875 | 53.27% | 7,321 | 43.94% | 407 | 2.44% | 58 | 0.35% |
| Erie | 23,748 | 57.37% | 16,408 | 39.64% | 1,046 | 2.53% | 190 | 0.46% |
| Essex | 2,150 | 40.78% | 2,951 | 55.97% | 24 | 0.46% | 147 | 2.79% |
| Franklin | 2,294 | 41.80% | 3,074 | 56.01% | 25 | 0.46% | 95 | 1.73% |
| Fulton | 3,448 | 50.48% | 3,011 | 44.08% | 327 | 4.79% | 45 | 0.66% |
| Genesee | 3,518 | 51.26% | 2,898 | 42.23% | 395 | 5.76% | 52 | 0.76% |
| Greene | 4,481 | 58.07% | 2,808 | 36.39% | 273 | 3.54% | 154 | 2.00% |
| Hamilton | 407 | 53.20% | 320 | 41.83% | 28 | 3.66% | 10 | 1.31% |
| Herkimer | 5,131 | 54.08% | 3,701 | 39.01% | 625 | 6.59% | 30 | 0.32% |
| Jefferson | 7,190 | 56.86% | 4,483 | 35.45% | 925 | 7.32% | 47 | 0.37% |
| Kings | 65,636 | 68.86% | 26,148 | 27.43% | 2,548 | 2.67% | 983 | 1.03% |
| Lewis | 3,787 | 59.26% | 2,447 | 38.29% | 145 | 2.27% | 11 | 0.17% |
| Livingston | 3,966 | 48.59% | 3,650 | 44.72% | 413 | 5.06% | 133 | 1.63% |
| Madison | 4,328 | 50.27% | 3,512 | 40.79% | 648 | 7.53% | 121 | 1.41% |
| Monroe | 13,143 | 50.95% | 11,056 | 42.86% | 1,364 | 5.29% | 234 | 0.91% |
| Montgomery | 5,374 | 56.77% | 3,927 | 41.49% | 102 | 1.08% | 63 | 0.67% |
| New York | 124,914 | 71.45% | 47,785 | 27.33% | 584 | 0.33% | 1,537 | 0.88% |
| Niagara | 5,884 | 59.84% | 3,256 | 33.11% | 638 | 6.49% | 55 | 0.56% |
| Oneida | 13,673 | 58.05% | 8,741 | 37.11% | 913 | 3.88% | 228 | 0.97% |
| Onondaga | 11,563 | 48.70% | 11,629 | 48.97% | 522 | 2.20% | 31 | 0.13% |
| Ontario | 5,272 | 50.88% | 4,675 | 45.12% | 295 | 2.85% | 120 | 1.16% |
| Orange | 8,874 | 55.05% | 6,541 | 40.57% | 553 | 3.43% | 153 | 0.95% |
| Orleans | 3,119 | 49.99% | 2,549 | 40.86% | 543 | 8.70% | 28 | 0.45% |
| Oswego | 6,757 | 48.32% | 6,376 | 45.59% | 503 | 3.60% | 348 | 2.49% |
| Otsego | 5,848 | 51.66% | 4,730 | 41.78% | 677 | 5.98% | 65 | 0.57% |
| Putnam | 1,691 | 47.69% | 1,825 | 51.47% | 30 | 0.85% | 0.00% | |
| Queens | 8,666 | 68.11% | 3,698 | 29.06% | 200 | 1.57% | 160 | 1.26% |
| Rensselaer | 13,714 | 56.36% | 10,468 | 43.02% | 0.00% | 151 | 0.62% | |
| Richmond | 4,370 | 67.98% | 2,012 | 31.30% | 36 | 0.56% | 10 | 0.16% |
| Rockland | 2,771 | 63.88% | 1,473 | 33.96% | 89 | 2.05% | 5 | 0.12% |
| Saratoga | 6,227 | 48.84% | 6,185 | 48.51% | 304 | 2.38% | 34 | 0.27% |
| Schenectady | 2,836 | 50.26% | 2,604 | 46.15% | 157 | 2.78% | 46 | 0.82% |
| Schoharie | 4,924 | 68.11% | 2,076 | 28.72% | 174 | 2.41% | 55 | 0.76% |
| Schuyler | 2,155 | 48.59% | 2,151 | 48.50% | 59 | 1.33% | 70 | 1.58% |
| Seneca | 3,510 | 56.51% | 2,555 | 41.14% | 106 | 1.71% | 40 | 0.64% |
| St. Lawrence | 5,220 | 35.23% | 9,304 | 62.79% | 279 | 1.88% | 15 | 0.10% |
| Steuben | 8,997 | 51.94% | 6,577 | 37.97% | 1,276 | 7.37% | 473 | 2.73% |
| Suffolk | 5,287 | 55.73% | 3,815 | 40.21% | 331 | 3.49% | 54 | 0.57% |
| Sullivan | 3,451 | 55.43% | 2,266 | 36.40% | 119 | 1.91% | 390 | 6.26% |
| Tioga | 3,583 | 47.97% | 3,143 | 42.08% | 369 | 4.94% | 374 | 5.01% |
| Tompkins | 3,619 | 51.04% | 2,690 | 37.94% | 324 | 4.57% | 458 | 6.46% |
| Ulster | 8,470 | 55.33% | 6,140 | 40.11% | 655 | 4.28% | 42 | 0.27% |
| Warren | 2,677 | 47.36% | 2,560 | 45.29% | 76 | 1.34% | 339 | 6.00% |
| Washington | 4,190 | 40.57% | 5,929 | 57.40% | 151 | 1.46% | 59 | 0.57% |
| Wayne | 4,296 | 45.52% | 4,251 | 45.04% | 541 | 5.73% | 350 | 3.71% |
| Westchester | 11,478 | 63.96% | 6,005 | 33.46% | 314 | 1.75% | 148 | 0.82% |
| Wyoming | 2,909 | 49.25% | 2,120 | 35.90% | 859 | 14.54% | 18 | 0.30% |
| Yates | 2,073 | 42.95% | 2,501 | 51.82% | 118 | 2.45% | 134 | 2.78% |
Notes
edit- ^ END OF A GREAT STRUGGLE; CHARLES J. FOLGER NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR in NYT on September 21, 1882
- ^ COMPLETING THE TICKET; THE CANDIDATES SUBMITTED TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY in NYT on September 22, 1882
- ^ THE TICKET COMPLETED; HOWARD CARROLL FOR CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE in NYT on October 11, 1882
- ^ CLOSING THE WORK in NYT on September 23, 1882
- ^ Prof. Alphonso A. Hopkins, of Monroe County, ran also for comptroller in 1875, and Secretary of State in 1879
- ^ THE GREENBACK PARTY.; NOMINATIONS OF THE NEW-YORK CONVENTION in NYT on July 20, 1882
- ^ Epenetus Howe (born 1835), "a wealthy farmer", of Speedsville, Tompkins County, ran also for secretary of state in 1881; assemblyman 1894 and 1895
- ^ "The Tribune almanac and political register for ... 1880-89". HathiTrust. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
Sources
edit- Result (lacking a few counties' returns): COMPLETE VOTE FOR STATE OFFICERS AS CANVASSED BY THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS in NYT on November 25, 1882
- Result for Governor and Judge: THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS in NYT on November 5, 1883 (recalling the previous result)
- Result The Tribune Almanac 1883