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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The Act of May 6, 1844, which re-organized the Canal Department, required the Canal Commissioners to be elected by general ballot.
The whole Democratic ticket was elected.
Office | Democratic ticket | Whig ticket | Liberty ticket | |||
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Governor | Silas Wright | 241,090 | Millard Fillmore | 231,057 | Alvan Stewart | 15,136 |
Lieutenant Governor | Addison Gardiner | 240,844 | Samuel J. Wilkin | 231,048 | Charles O. Shepard | 15,386 |
Canal Commissioners | Jonas Earll, Jr. | Samuel Works | ||||
Nathaniel Jones | Spencer Kellogg | |||||
Daniel P. Bissell | Elijah Rhoades | |||||
Stephen Clark | Joseph H. Jackson |
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