Morgan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Edwin D. Morgan Republican Edwin D. Morgan Republican Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: The 1860 New York state election was held on November 6, 1860, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, a Canal Commissioner, and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly.

William Kelly was the candidate of the majority faction of the Democratic Party which supported Stephen A. Douglas for President.

[1] The "Breckinridge and Lane Democratic" state convention met on August 8 at Syracuse, New York, Henry S. Randall presided.

James T. Brady (a Tammany man from New York City who had run for Attorney General on the Hard ticket in 1853) was nominated for Governor on the first ballot (vote:Brady 99, O'Connor 8, Greene C. Bronson 3, Brown 2, Lawrence 1, Kemble 1, Gideon J. Tucker 1).

They resolved that "a State Committee be appointed to consist of four persons from each Judicial District, to be appointed by the delegates thereof, where duty it shall be to form an electoral ticket, and to present the same to the people of this State, at a suitable time, precious to the coming election, and that they be authorized to form said ticket in such manner as they deem best calculated to unite National Union men of every name and designation.