first governor elected with more than 1 million votes. Election result in NYT on December 31, 1918 Note: William Sulzer had been elected governor as a Democrat at the previous election, but was impeached. Martin Glynn had been elected Lt. Gov and succeeded to the governorship upon Sulzer's impeachment. Note: election result, in NYT on December 16, 1910 Note: The majority faction of the Democratic Party were then known as "Silver Democrats", and the "National Democrats" were the "Gold Democrats". Notes: Wheeler was nominated by the "Democratic Reform Association of Brooklyn" who were opposed to the regular Democrats led by Hugh McLaughlin. Election result in NYT on December 15, 1894 1876-1891 Gubernatorial elections under the State Constitution of 1846, amended in 1874. The term was three years. The tickets: in NYT on November 3, 1879 The tickets: in NYT on November 2, 1876 The Greenback convention: in NYT on September 27, 1876 1847-1874 Gubernatorial elections under the State Constitution of 1846. The term was two years. The tickets: in NYT on October 30, 1870 Note: John T. Hoffman was a Democrat, Robert H. Pruyn a Republican. The "Conservative Union" ticket was nominated by the Democrats in an attempt to attract Republicans, especially Democrats who had joined the Republican Union and remained Republicans after the Civil War, to return to the Democratic Party. Note: Horatio Seymour was the candidate of the Democratic Party that wanted to end the war. James Wadsworth was a Republican, Lyman Tremain a pre-war Democrat, nominated by the Republican Union in which the Republican Party was joined by the War Democrats who supported Lincoln and the Union. The total of ballots cast were more than 70,000 less than in the previous election because the soldiers in the field were not allowed to vote. Note: William Kelly was the candidate of the majority faction of the Democratic Party which supported Stephen A. Douglas for President. James T. Brady was a member of Tammany Hall, nominated by the minority faction of the Democratic Party which supported John C. Breckinridge for President. Notes: Result: Official State Canvass in NYT on December 21, 1854 (William Goodell's votes were counted among the "scattering votes"). Myron H. Clark won this election with the lowest percentage ever in NY Gov. elections, nominated by the Whigs (of which party he was a member), and endorsed by the Anti-Nebraska Party (which merged in 1855 with the