An election for Corporation Counsel of New York City was held on December 6, 1859. Incumbent Corporation Counsel Richard Busteed chose to not run for re-election.
Former New York Court of Appeals Judge Greene C. Bronson beat former Corporation Counsel and future 1876 presidential nominee Samuel J. Tilden. After the election, Tilden announced that he was "out of politics."Roy Morris Jr. (2004) Fraud of the Century: Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876, Page 95
General election Candidates Democratic: Greene C. Bronson, former Judge of the New York Court of Appeals and Collector of the Port of New York. Democratic: Samuel J. Tilden, former Corporation Counsel (1843–1844) and former member of the New York State Assembly (1846-1847). Republican: Solomon L. Hull, attorney.
Results
Results by ward Results by wards Ward BronsonMozart TildenTammany HullRepublican Total Votes % Votes % Votes % 1 818 49.97% 537 32.80% 282 17.23% 1,637 2 171 36.30% 146 31.00% 154 32.70% 471 3 274 42.88% 181 28.33% 184 28.79% 639 4 1,416 63.61% 539 24.21% 271 12.18% 2,226 5 1,113 43.68% 770 30.22% 665 26.10% 2,548 6 1,106 42.61% 1,331 51.27% 159 6.12% 2,596 7 1,915 46.37% 1,169 28.30% 1,046 25.33% 4,130 8 1,479 38.49% 1,326 34.50% 1,038 27.01% 3,843 9 1,801 30.63% 1,617 27.51% 2,461 41.86% 5,879 10 1,058 36.93% 1,016 35.46% 791 27.61% 2,865 11 2,029 40.33% 1,835 36.47% 1,167 23.20% 5,031 12 1,031 42.82% 823 34.18% 554 23.00% 2,408 13 1,395 43.36% 936 29.10% 886 27.54% 3,217 14 1,660 55.10% 979 32.49% 374 12.41% 3,013 15 1,041 30.50% 1,185 34.72% 1,187 34.78% 3,413 16 1,892 38.11% 1,299 26.17% 1,773 35.72% 4,964 17 2,542 38.77% 2,064 31.48% 1,951 29.75% 6,557 18 2,308 44.27% 1,617 31.01% 1,289 24.72% 5,214 19 1,388 45.24% 805 26.24% 875 28.52% 3,068 20 2,410 39.75% 1,667 27.50% 1,985 32.75% 6,062 21 1,954 42.38% 1,270 27.54% 1,387 30.08% 4,611 22 1,401 40.73% 867 25.20% 1,172 34.07% 3,440 Totals 32,202 41.37% 23,979 30.81% 21,651 27.82% 77,832
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