In 1880, there was only one state officer to be elected statewide: a judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeed Theodore Miller who had reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
The Republican State Committee met on September 29 at the Gilsey House in New York City.
[1] The Democratic State Committee met on September 29 at Hoffman House in New York City.
Rufus W. Peckham was nominated for the Court of Appeals by acclamation.
[2] The Democratic judge was elected in a tight race, with a plurality of less than 8,000 votes.