1882 New York state election

Alonzo B. Cornell Republican Grover Cleveland Democratic Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: The 1882 New York state election was held on November 7, 1882, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the chief judge and a U.S. Representative-at-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly.

Besides, two constitutional amendments were proposed - the abolition of tolls on the State canals, and to increase the number of justices on the New York Supreme Court - and were accepted by the electorate.

Senators Roscoe Conkling and Thomas C. Platt in league with railroad magnate Jay Gould.

Madden received 251, Pitts 243, showing an almost evenly divided convention with a slight Stalwart majority.

[3] B. Platt Carpenter (St.), the Chairman of the State Committee, was nominated for lieutenant governor; and A. Barton Hepburn for U.S. Representative-at-large.

[5] Hepburn declined to run, and the State Committee substituted Howard Carroll, of New York City, on the ticket at a meeting on October 10 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City (first ballot: Carroll 14, Ferris Jacobs, Jr. 7, Corp. James Tanner 6, John A.