The 1860 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1860. Incumbent Governor Edwin D. Morgan was re-elected to a second term in office over William Kelly. The election was held alongside a referendum on universal adult male suffrage, which failed.
Constitutional Union nomination The Constitution Union state convention met on July 13 at Utica. They appointed a committee to form an electoral ticket "at a suitable time ... in such manner as they deem best calculated to unite National Union men of every name and designation." The committee ultimately resolved to endorse the Douglas Democratic ticket, led by William Kelly.
Democratic nominations Breckinridge Democratic nomination Candidates James T. Brady, New York City attorney Greene C. Bronson, former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals Charles O'Conor, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York John Adams Dix, former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State of New York
Convention The minority faction of the Democratic Party, which supported John C. Breckinridge for president, met in Syracuse on August 8. James T. Brady was nominated for governor with little opposition.POLITICAL MOVEMENTS - The Breckinridge and Lane Democratic State Convention in NYT on August 9, 1860 Brady accepted the nomination in a letter dated on August 14.THE BRECKINRIDGE DEMOCRACY - James T. Brady's Acceptance of the Nomination for Governor in NYT on August 30, 1860
Douglas Democratic nomination The majority faction of the Democratic Party, which supported Stephen A. Douglas for president, met in Syracuse one week later, on August 15. They nominated William Kelly.Hon. William Kelly Accepts the Nomination for Governor. in NYT on September 11, 1860
General election Candidates James T. Brady, New York City attorney (Breckinridge Democratic) William Goodell, founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society (Radical Abolitionist)THE ELECTION TO-MORROW Edwin D. Morgan, incumbent Governor since 1859 (Republican) William Kelly, former State Senator from Rhinebeck (Douglas Democratic)
Results
See also New York gubernatorial elections 1860 United States elections
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