November 5, 1844 1846 → 49.5% 47.4% | 241,090 231,057 Date 5 November 1844 | |
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Winner Silas 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.
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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.
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.
References
New York state election, 1844 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA