In 1890, there was only one state officer to be elected statewide: a judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeed Robert Earl whose fourteen-year term would expire at the end of the year.
The Republican State Committee met on September 2 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City.
[1] The Democratic State Committee met on September 23 at the Hoffman House in New York City.
[2] The Socialist Labor state convention met on September 25 at Clarendon House in New York City.
68 Democrats and 60 Republicans were elected for the session of 1891 to the New York State Assembly.