| Election Name: | 1844 New York gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New York |
| Flag Year: | 1778 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1842 New York gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1842 |
| Next Election: | 1846 New York state election |
| Next Year: | 1846 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1844 |
| Nominee1: | Silas Wright |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 241,090 |
| Percentage1: | 49.5% |
| Nominee2: | Millard Fillmore |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 231,057 |
| Percentage2: | 47.4% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William C. Bouck |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Silas Wright |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1844 New York state elections was held on November 5, 1844, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and four Canal Commissioners, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and eight members of the New York State Senate.
The Act of May 6, 1844, which re-organized the Canal Department, required the Canal Commissioners to be elected by general ballot.
The Democrats won all six state offices.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Whig ticket | Liberty ticket | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Silas Wright | 241,090 | Millard Fillmore | 231,057 | Alvan Stewart | 15,136 | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | Addison Gardiner | 240,844 | Samuel J. Wilkin | 231,048 | Charles O. Shepard | 15,386 | ||
| Canal Commissioners | Jonas Earll, Jr. | Samuel Works | ||||||
| Nathaniel Jones | Spencer Kellogg | |||||||
| Daniel P. Bissell | Elijah Rhoades | |||||||
| Stephen Clark | Joseph H. Jackson | |||||||
67 Democrats, 45 Whigs and 16 American Republicans were elected to the Assembly session of 1845. 6 Democrats, 1 Whig and 1 American Republican were elected to the Senate. Thus the Senate of the 68th New York State Legislature consisted of 27 Democrats, 4 Whigs and 1 American Republican.