The 1871 New York state election was held on November 7, 1871, to elect the Secretary of State

Secretary of State of New York

The Secretary of State of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York.The current Secretary of State of New York is Cesar A...

, the State Comptroller

New York State Comptroller

The New York State Comptroller is a state cabinet officer of the U.S. state of New York. The duties of the comptroller include auditing government operations and operating the state's retirement system.-History:...

, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer

New York State Treasurer

The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...

, the State Engineer

New York State Engineer and Surveyor

The New York State Engineer and Surveyor was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1848 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the Department of Public Works which was...

, a Canal Commissioner

Erie Canal Commission

The New York State Legislature appointed in 1810 a Commission to Explore a Route for a Canal to Lake Erie, and Report which became known as the Erie Canal Commission...

 and an Inspector of State Prisons

New York State Prison Inspector

The Inspector of State Prisons was a statewide elective office created by the New York State Constitution of 1846. At the New York state election, 1847, three Inspectors were elected and then, upon taking office, so classified that henceforth every year one Inspector would be elected to a...

, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

 and the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...

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History

The Democratic state convention met on October 4 at Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

, and re-nominated six of the seven incumbents. Only Diedrich Willers, Jr., was nominated for Secretary of State in place of Homer A. Nelson

Homer Augustus Nelson

Homer Augustus Nelson was an American politician and soldier from the state of New York. He was an officer in the Union Army during the first part of the Civil War and a United States congressman during the latter half of the war.-Biography:Nelson was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was...

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Results

In the wake of the Tweed and Canal Ring scandals, the whole Republican ticket was elected.

The incumbents Nichols, Champlain, Bristol, Richmond, Chapman and McNeil were defeated.

97 Republicans, 25 Democrats and 6 Reform Democrats were elected for the session of 1872 to the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

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1871 state election results

Office	Republican ticket		Democratic ticket
Secretary of State Secretary of State of New York The Secretary of State of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York.The current Secretary of State of New York is Cesar A...	G. Hilton Scribner G. Hilton Scribner Gilbert Hilton Scribner was an American lawyer and politician who was Secretary of State of New York from 1872 to 1873. He was a fifth-cousin of the publisher Charles Scribner.-Life:...	387,119	Diedrich Willers, Jr. Diedrich Willers, Jr. Diedrich Willers, Jr. was a Democratic politician from Varick, New York who served as Secretary of State of New York...	368,212
Comptroller New York State Comptroller The New York State Comptroller is a state cabinet officer of the U.S. state of New York. The duties of the comptroller include auditing government operations and operating the state's retirement system.-History:...	Nelson K. Hopkins Nelson K. Hopkins Nelson Kerr Hopkins was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of General Timothy Soveral Hopkins and Nancy Ann Hopkins . Hopkins attended Fredonia Academy and Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in preparation for college...	387,703	Asher P. Nichols Asher P. Nichols Asher P. Nichols was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...	367,127
Attorney General New York State Attorney General The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York.The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman...	Francis C. Barlow Francis C. Barlow Francis Channing Barlow was a lawyer, politician, and Union General during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...	387,072	Marshall B. Champlain Marshall B. Champlain Marshall Bolds Champlain was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was admitted to the bar in 1843, and practised at Cuba, N.Y...	367,754
Treasurer New York State Treasurer The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...	Thomas Raines Thomas Raines Thomas Raines was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of John Raines ....	388,360	Wheeler H. Bristol Wheeler H. Bristol Wheeler H. Bristol was an American engineer, railroad executive and politician.-Life:...	366,576
State Engineer New York State Engineer and Surveyor The New York State Engineer and Surveyor was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1848 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the Department of Public Works which was...	William B. Taylor William B. Taylor (engineer) William Burdick Taylor was an American civil engineer and politician from New York.-Life:He was educated at Utica, New York, and studied engineering in his brother's office...		Van Rensselaer Richmond Van Rensselaer Richmond Van Rensselaer Richmond was an American civil engineer and politician from New York.-Life:...
Canal Commissioner Erie Canal Commission The New York State Legislature appointed in 1810 a Commission to Explore a Route for a Canal to Lake Erie, and Report which became known as the Erie Canal Commission...	Alexander Barkley Alexander Barkley Alexander Barkley was an American politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of James Barkley and Margaret Barkley ....	387,936	George W. Chapman George W. Chapman George W. Chapman was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He was born in Saratoga County, New York and lived in Ballston Spa, New York. In 1862, he was Supervisor of the Town of Milton...	366,499
Inspector of State Prisons New York State Prison Inspector The Inspector of State Prisons was a statewide elective office created by the New York State Constitution of 1846. At the New York state election, 1847, three Inspectors were elected and then, upon taking office, so classified that henceforth every year one Inspector would be elected to a...	Thomas Kirkpatrick Thomas Kirkpatrick (New York) -Life:He lived in Albany, New York and was an alderman, elected in the Tenth Ward in 1843, and Overseer of the Poor.In 1853, he was elected, on the Whig ticket, Inspector of State Prisons, and was in office from 1854 to 1856....	387,359	David B. McNeil David B. McNeil David B. McNeil was an American politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Col. David Breakenridge McNeil David B. McNeil (1818 Essex County, New York - April 15, 1897 Auburn, Cayuga County, New York) was an American politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Col. David Breakenridge...	365,650

Sources

• Result: THE STATE ELECTION.; Official Announcement of the Result of the Vote for State Officers in NYT on December 9, 1871 [without vote for State Engineer]