| Election Name: | 1872 New York gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1870 New York state election |
| Previous Year: | 1870 |
| Next Election: | 1874 New York state election |
| Next Year: | 1874 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1872 |
| Image1: | File:John Adams Dix.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Adams Dix |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 445,801 |
| Percentage1: | 53.19% |
| Nominee2: | Francis Kernan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Liberal Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 392,350 |
| Percentage2: | 46.81% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John T. Hoffman |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Adams Dix |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1872 New York state election was held on November 5, 1872, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, a Canal Commissioner, an Inspector of State Prisons and a U.S. Representative-at-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly.
The Republican state convention met on August 21 at Utica, New York. William A. Wheeler was president. John Adams Dix was nominated for governor by acclamation. John C. Robinson was nominated for lieutenant governor, Lyman Tremain for U.S. Representative-at-large, Reuben W. Stroud for Canal Commissioner and Ezra Graves for Prison Inspector.[1]
The Democratic state convention met on September 4 at Wieting Hall in Syracuse, New York. Lester B. Faulkner[2] was temporary chairman until George M. Beebe was elected as president.[3] The Liberal Republican[4] state conventions met on the same day at Shakespeare Hall in Syracuse, New York. Reuben E. Fenton and John Cochrane were the most influential delegates. Truman G. Younglove was temporary chairman. DeWitt C. Littlejohn was to be president, but had not arrived. During the day, haggling with the Democratic delegates about the state ticket continued, then the convention adjourned.[5] On September 5, the conference committees of both conventions agreed upon a division of the slate, and the Democrats proceeded to nominate Francis Kernan for governor in the middle of taking a second ballot (on the first ballot, Sanford E. Church had received 15 to 20 votes), and John F. Hubbard, Jr. for Canal Commissioner. The Liberal Republicans then nominated Chauncey M. Depew for lieutenant governor by acclamation.
The whole Republican ticket was elected. None of the incumbents ran for re-election.
A large Republican majority was elected to the State Assembly for 1873.[6]
| Office | Republican ticket | Democratic/Liberal Republican ticket | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | John Adams Dix | 445,801 | Francis Kernan | 392,350 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | John C. Robinson | 443,775 | Chauncey M. Depew | 396,181 | |
| Canal Commissioner | Reuben W. Stroud | 443,555 | John F. Hubbard Jr. | 397,737 | |
| Inspector of State Prisons | Ezra Graves | 443,668 | Enos C. Brooks | 397,350 | |
| U.S. Representative-at-large | Lyman Tremain | 437,941 | Sunset Cox | 399,580 | |