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The '''1895 New York state election''' was held on November 5, 1895, to elect the [[Secretary of State of New York|Secretary of State]], the [[New York State Comptroller|State Comptroller]], the [[Attorney General of New York|Attorney General]], the [[New York State Treasurer|State Treasurer]], the [[New York State Engineer and Surveyor|State Engineer]] and a judge of the [[New York Court of Appeals]], as well as all members of the [[New York State Assembly]] and the [[New York State Senate]]. Besides, the voters were asked if they approved of the State's issuing bonds for $9,000,000.00 to spend on canal improvements, which the electorate answered in the affirmative.

==History==
The [[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor]] state convention met on July 6 at [[Troy, New York]], and nominated Erasmus Pellenz, of [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], for Secretary of State; Patrick Murphy, of [[New York City]], for Comptroller; William F. Steer, of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], for Treasurer; Morris Berman, of [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe County]], for State Engineer; John H. Moore, of [[Staten Island]], for Attorney General; and Henry Gray, of [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], for the Court of Appeals.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/07/07/105980957.pdf ''Socialists Name a State Ticket''] in NYT on July 7, 1895</ref>

The [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] state convention met on September 17 at [[Saratoga Springs, New York]]. The incumbent state officers, elected in 1893, were re-nominated, and Celora E. Martin was nominated for the Court of Appeals.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/09/18/106068532.pdf ''PLATT YIELDS TO THE RURAL STATESMEN; The Saratoga Convention Declares for the Enforcement of the Sunday Excise Laws''] in NYT on September 18, 1895</ref>
 
The [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] state convention met on September 24 and 25 at [[Syracuse, New York]]. [[Perry Belmont]] was Tempoarary Chairman until the choice of Ex-Governor [[Roswell P. Flower]] (in office 1892–1894) as Permanent Chairman.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/09/25/102473657.pdf ''FAIR TREATMENT OF ALL DEMOCRATS; The Convention at Syracuse Controlled by a Determination to Establish Party Unity''] in NYT on September 25, 1895</ref> John D. Teller for the Court of Appeals, and Horatio C. King for Secretary of State, were nominated by acclamation. John B. Judson was nominated for Comptroller on the first ballot (vote: Judson 311, John E. Ashe 99). Norton Chase for Attorney General, and De Witt C. Dow for Treasurer, were nominated by acclamation. Russell R. Stuart was nominated for State Engineer during the first ballot.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/09/26/102473912.pdf ''NOMINATING A TICKET''] in NYT on September 26, 1895</ref>

Lawrence J. McParlin was nominated by the People's Party for Attorney General, but declined to run. He ran instead for [[Probate court|Surrogate]] of [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara County]].<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/10/16/103374138.pdf ''McParlin Declines to be Sacrificed''] in NYT on October 16, 1895</ref>

==Results==
The whole Republican ticket was elected. This was one of the very rare occasions when all incumbent state cabinet officers were re-nominated and re-elected.

The incumbents Palmer, Roberts, Hancock, Colvin and Adams were re-elected.

{| class=wikitable
|+''' 1895 state election results'''
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Office
! colspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] ticket
! colspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] ticket
! colspan="2" {{Party shading/Prohibition}}| [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] ticket
! colspan="2" {{Party shading/Socialist Labor}}| [[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor]] ticket
! colspan="2" {{Party shading/Populist}}| [[Populist Party (United States)|People's]] ticket
|-
|[[Secretary of State of New York|Secretary of State]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[John Palmer (1842–1905)|John Palmer]]'''
| align="right" | '''601,205'''
|[[Horatio Collins King|Horatio C. King]]
| align="right" | 511,060
|William W. Smith<ref>William W. Smith, of [[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]], ran also for Treasurer in 1887, for Comptroller in 1891, and for Governor in 1896</ref>
| align="right" | 25,239
|Erasmus Pellenz
| align="right" | 21,497
|[[Thaddeus B. Wakeman]]<ref>Thaddeus Burr Wakeman (1834–1913), lawyer, author, ran also for Attorney General in 1887 and 1893, and for the Court of Appeals in 1894</ref>
| align="right" | 6,916
|-
|[[New York State Comptroller|Comptroller]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[James A. Roberts]]'''
| align="right" | '''603,125'''
|[[John B. Judson]]<ref>John Brown Judson (b. Aug. 20, 1861 [[Gloversville, New York|Gloversville]]), glove manufacturer, Secretary of the Democratic State Committee, ran also in 1900 for Treasurer</ref>
| align="right" | 508,832
|Frederick B. Devendorf
| align="right" | 24,857
|Patrick Murphy
| align="right" | 21,504
|David Rousseau
| align="right" | 6,740
|-
|[[New York State Attorney General|Attorney General]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[Theodore E. Hancock]]'''
| align="right" | '''603,358'''
|[[Norton Chase]]
| align="right" | 508,600
|Elias Root<ref>Elias Root, ran also for the Court of Appeals in 1896</ref> 
| align="right" | 31,416
|John H. Moore
| align="right" | 21,212
|(none)
| align="right" | 
|-
|[[New York State Treasurer|Treasurer]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[Addison B. Colvin]]'''
| align="right" | '''601,418'''
|De Witt C. Dow<ref>De Witt Clinton Dow (b. 1852 [[Fulton, Schoharie County, New York|Fulton]]), [[Schoharie County, New York|Schoharie County]] Treasurer</ref> 
| align="right" | 510,165
|William R. Rathbun
| align="right" | 24,906
|William F. Steer<ref>William F. Steer, of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], ran also for Treasurer in 1893, and for Lieutenant Governor in 1894</ref>
| align="right" | 21,220
|Herbert L. Case
| align="right" | 6,666
|-
|[[New York State Engineer and Surveyor|State Engineer]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[Campbell W. Adams]]'''
| align="right" | '''598,676'''
|Russell R. Stuart<ref>Russell R. Stuart (b. 1847 [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]]), Division Engineer of the Middle Division of the State Canals 1892–93, ran also in 1900</ref> 
| align="right" | 512,735
|Walter A. Miles
| align="right" | 24,862
|Morris Berman
| align="right" | 21,397
|Elias H. Borden
| align="right" | 6,747
|-
|[[New York Court of Appeals|Judge of the Court of Appeals]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[Celora E. Martin]]'''
| align="right" | '''600,925'''
|[[John D. Teller]]<ref>John D. Teller (b. 1845 [[Kingsbury, New York|Kingsbury]]), of [[Auburn, New York|Auburn]], Surrogate of [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]] 1884–87</ref>
| align="right" | 510,005
|Edwin C. English<ref>Edwin C. English, ran also for Attorney General in 1893</ref>
| align="right" | 24,794
|Henry Gray
| align="right" | 21,346
|Charles Ward
| align="right" | 6,863
|-
|}

Obs.: "Defective, blank and scattering" votes:  19,618 (Comptroller); 19,536 (Secretary)

Due to the adoption of the new State Constitution in 1894, the state officers and state senators were elected for an exceptional three-year term to serve 1896 to 1898, so that from 1898 on the Governor, the state officers and the state senators would be elected at the same time and serve concurrently a two-year term. Thus, this was the last regular election of state officers in an odd-numbered year. Until 1938, in odd-numbered years only the members of the [[New York State Assembly]] (which continued to serve a one-year term) were elected, and vacancies were filled, including the judgeships of the [[New York Court of Appeals]] which did not occur regularly but depended on the birth year of the incumbents (if age-limited), the year when elected (if the term expired), deaths in office, or resignations.

==Notes==
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==Sources==
*The tickets: [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/10/28/102478994.pdf ''STATE ELECTIONS NOV. 5''] in NYT on October 28, 1895
*The Republican candidates: [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/11/06/106072572.pdf ''STATE OFFICERS ELECTED; Sketches of Republicans Who Were Victorious in New-York''] in NYT on November 6, 1895
*The Democratic candidates: [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/09/26/102473925.pdf ''SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES''] in NYT on September 26, 1895
*Result in Westchester County: [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/11/08/102480503.pdf ''CORRECT VOTE OF WESTCHESTER''] in NYT on November 8, 1895
*Result in New York City: [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/11/26/103375632.pdf ''VOTE AT LAST ELECTION''] in NYT on November 26, 1895
*Result for Secretary of State and Comptroller, with estimated number in Kings County: [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/12/06/106075769.pdf ''THE TOTAL VOTE OF NEW YORK STATE''] in NYT on December 6, 1895
*Result: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015065248604&view=1up&seq=668 ''The Tribune Almanac 1896'']
*Vote totals from The New York Red Book 1896

==See also==
*[[New York state elections]]

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