Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1821, 32 senators were elected on general tickets in eight senatorial districts for four-year terms.

In New York City, a Workingmen's Party appeared, and polled a large number of votes, winning a seat in the Assembly.

Alpheus Sherman, Jonathan S. Conklin (both 1st D.), Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (2nd D.), William Dietz (3rd D.), Isaac Gere (4th D.), Alvin Bronson (5th D.), Levi Beardsley (6th D.), Albert H. Tracy (8th D.) and Assemblyman Thomas Armstrong (7th D.) were elected to the Senate.

[2] On April 16, a meeting of working men at the Old State Capitol in Albany nominated Speaker Erastus Root for governor.

In June, a meeting of the Workingmen's Party at New York City endorsed the Albany nomination, but asked Root to state his position.

The party affiliations follow the vote on state treasurer on February 12, and the participation in the Jacksonian caucus on April 13.