1864 New York gubernatorial election

1864 New York gubernatorial election

←  1862 November 8, 1864 1866  →

Nominee Reuben Fenton Horatio Seymour Party National Union Democratic Popular vote 369,557 352,526 Percentage 50.57% 49.43%

County results Fenton:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Seymour:     50–60%     60–70% No Date:

Governor before election Horatio Seymour Democratic Elected Governor Reuben Fenton National Union

The 1864 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1864. Incumbent Governor Horatio Seymour ran for re-election to a second consecutive term in office but was defeated by National Union candidate Reuben E. Fenton.

National Union nomination

Candidates

• John Adams Dix, U.S. Army major general and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Senator
• Reuben Fenton, U.S. Representative from Frewsburg
• Lyman Tremain, former Democratic Attorney General of New York

Convention

The National Union state convention met on September 7 in Syracuse. ^[1]

1864 National Union convention ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Union	Reuben Fenton	247.5	70.31%
	National Union	Lyman Tremain	69	19.60%
	National Union	John Adams Dix	35.5	10.09%
Total votes			352	100.00%

Democratic nomination

Candidates

• Horatio Seymour, incumbent Governor of New York

Convention

The Democratic state convention met on September 14 and 15 in Albany. ^[2] Governor Seymour was re-nominated by acclamation. ^[2]

General election

Candidates

1864 Union campaign poster featuring Abraham Lincoln and Reuben Fenton

• Horatio Seymour, incumbent Governor of New York (Democratic)
• Reuben Fenton, U.S. Representative from Frewsburg (National Union)

Results

1864 New York gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Union	Reuben Fenton	369,557	50.57%	1.46
	Democratic	Horatio Seymour	352,526	49.43%	1.46
Total votes			722,083	100.00%

See also

• New York gubernatorial elections
• 1864 New York state election
• 1864 United States elections

References

1. "UNION STATE CONVENTION" (PDF). The New York Times . September 8, 1864. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
2. DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION in NYT on September 16, 1864