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New York is a Democratic stronghold and is considered one of the "Big Three" Democratic strongholds alongside California and Illinois. The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of New York:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

1777–1926

Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Comptroller Treasurer State Senate State Assembly U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class III)
U.S. House
1777 George Clinton [a] Pierre Van Cortlandt None[b] Egbert Benson Comfort Sands[c] Peter Van Brugh Livingston
1778 John Morin Scott[d] Gerard Bancker
1781
1782 Peter T. Curtenius[e]
1783
1784 Lewis Allaire Scott[d]
1785
1786
1787 George Clinton (AA) Pierre Van Cortlandt (AA)
1788 Richard Varick (PA)
1789 F majority 45DR, 19F, 1? Philip Schuyler (PA) Rufus King (PA) 3AA, 3PA none[f]
1790 Aaron Burr (AA) F majority 38F, 23DR, 4?
1791 F majority F majority Aaron Burr (AA) 4PA, 2AA
1792 George Clinton (DR) Pierre Van Cortlandt (DR) Morgan Lewis (DR) DR majority DR majority Washington (I) Green tickY /
Clinton (DR) Red XN[g]
1793 Nathaniel Lawrence (DR) DR majority DR majority 7PA, 3AA
1794 F majority F majority
1795 John Jay (F) Stephen Van Rensselaer (F) F majority F majority Aaron Burr (DR) Rufus King (F) 5DR, 5F
1796 Josiah Ogden Hoffman (F) F majority F majority John Laurance (F) Adams (F) Green tickY /
Pinckney (F) Red XN[g]
1797 Samuel Jones 35F, 7DR, 1 vac. F majority Philip Schuyler (F)[h] 6F, 4DR
1798 Daniel Hale (F) Robert McClellan (F) 36F, 5DR, 2 vac. F majority John Sloss Hobart (F)[i]
William North (F)[j]
1799 32F, 11DR F majority James Waston (F)[k] 6DR, 4F
1800 John Vernon Henry (F) F majority Gouverneur Morris (F) John Armstrong Jr. (DR)[l] Jefferson/
Burr (DR) Green tickY[g]
1801 George Clinton (DR) Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (DR) Thomas Tillotson (DR) 22F, 21DR 83DR, 25F 7DR, 3F
1802 Ambrose Spencer (DR) Elisha Jenkins (DR)[m] 22F, 21DR 83DR, 25F DeWitt Clinton (DR)[n]
1803 Abraham G. Lansing (L) 21DR, 1F 73DR, 32F, 3? Theodorus Bailey (DR)[o] 12DR, 5F
John Armstrong Jr. (DR)
1804 Morgan Lewis (DR) John Broome (DR)[d] John Woodworth (DR) 27DR, 5F 82DR, 18F Jefferson/
Clinton (DR) Green tickY[p]
John Armstrong Jr. (DR)[q] John Smith (DR)
1805 28DR, 4F 77DR, 21F, 2B Samuel L. Mitchill (DR) 15DR, 2F
1806 Elisha Jenkins (DR) Archibald McIntyre (DR) 32DR 76DR, 19F, 5L[r]
1807 Daniel D. Tompkins (DR)[s] Thomas Tillotson (DR) 49DR, 19F, 32L[t]
1808 Elisha Jenkins (DR) Matthias B. Hildreth (DR) David Thomas (C) 24DR, 8F&L 65DR, 23F, 11L 13 – Madison/
Clinton (DR) Green tickY
3 – Clinton/
Madison (DR) Red XN
3 – Clinton/
Monroe (DR) Red XN[p]
1809 23DR, 9F 61DR, 48F, 3L, 1IR Obadiah German (DR) 10DR, 7F
1810 Daniel Hale (F) Abraham Van Vechten (F) Abraham G. Lansing (F) 20DR, 12F 64F, 48DR
1811 John Tayler (DR)[u] Matthias B. Hildreth (DR)[d] 22DR, 10F 71DR, 41F 12DR, 5F
DeWitt Clinton (DR) Elisha Jenkins (DR)
1812 Thomas Addis Emmet (DR) David Thomas (DR) 25DR, 7F 69DR, 43F D. Clinton/
Ingersoll (F) Red XN[p]
1813 John Tayler (DR) Jacob R. Van Rensselaer (F) Abraham Van Vechten (F) Charles Z. Platt (F) 24DR, 8F 59F, 52DR, 1 vac. Rufus King (F) 19F, 8DR
1814 27DR, 5F 65F, 47DR 18F, 9DR
1815 Peter Buell Porter (DR) Martin Van Buren (DR) 26DR, 6F 71DR, 41F Nathan Sanford (DR) 21DR, 6F
1816 Robert L. Tillotson 25DR, 7F 63DR, 63F[v] Monroe/
Tompkins (DR) Green tickY[p]
1817 John Tayler (DR)[w] Philetus Swift (DR)[u] Charles D. Cooper (DR) Gerrit L. Dox (DR) 25DR, 7F 90DR, 36F 22DR, 5F
DeWitt Clinton (DR)[x] John Tayler (DR)
1818 John Van Ness Yates (DR) Archibald McIntyre (C) 27DR, 5F 95DR, 31F
1819 Thomas J. Oakley (F) 28DR, 4F 95DR, 30F, 1? vacant 21DR, 6F
1820 18B, 13C, 1DR[y] 58B, 34F, 30C[z] Rufus King (F)
1821 Samuel A. Talcott (DR)[l] John Savage (DR)[aa] Benjamin Knower (B) 19B, 13C 71B, 33C, 22F Martin Van Buren (DR/B) 20DR, 7F
1822 18C, 13B, 1? 73B, 48C, 5F 19DR, 8F
1823 Joseph C. Yates (DR)[ab] Erastus Root (DR) William L. Marcy (B)[ac] 32B 112B, 16C 30DR, 4F
1824 Abraham Keyser Jr. (B) 30B, 2C 91B, 37C 26 – Adams/
Calhoun (DR) Green tickY[ad]
5 – Crawford/
Macon (DR) Red XN
4 – Clay/
Sanford (DR) Red XN
1 – Jackson/
Calhoun (DR) Red XN[p]
1825 DeWitt Clinton (P)[ae][d] James Tallmadge Jr. (P) Gamaliel H. Barstow (C) 21B, 11C 86C, 42B, 1I Martin Van Buren (J)[af] vacant 25NR, 9JD
1826 Azariah C. Flagg (DR) Abraham Keyser Jr. (B) 17B, 15C 68B, 55C, 1I Nathan Sanford (NR) 26NR, 8J
1827 Nathaniel Pitcher (DR) 84B, 43C, 1I 19J, 15NR
1828 22B, 10C 93J, 17A-M, 16NR 18J, 16NR Jackson/
Calhoun (D) Green tickY
Nathaniel Pitcher (DR)[w] Peter R. Livingston (DR)[u]
Charles Dayan (DR)[u]
1829 Martin Van Buren (J)[ag] Enos T. Throop (J) Azariah C. Flagg (J) Silas Wright (J)[ah] Abraham Keyser Jr. (J) 20J, 9NR, 3A-M 82J, 30A-M, 16NR Charles E. Dudley (J) 19J, 12NR, 3A-M
Enos T. Throop (J)[ai] Charles Stebbins (J)[u] Greene C. Bronson (D-B)[aj]
1830 William M. Oliver (J)[u] 25J, 4NR, 3A-M 91J, 29A-M, 7NR
1831 Edward Philip Livingston (J) 25J, 5A-M, 2NR 93J, 31A-M, 4NR William L. Marcy (J)[af] 23J, 8A-M, 3NR
1832 24J, 6A-M, 2NR 95J, 28A-M, 5NR Jackson/
Van Buren (D) Green tickY
1833 William L. Marcy (D-H) John Tracy (D) John Adams Dix (D-B) Azariah C. Flagg (D-B) 26J, 6A-M 100J, 25A-M, 3NR Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (J) Silas Wright (J)[af] 32J, 8A-M
1834 25J, 7A-M 113J, 10A-M, 5ID
1835 28D, 4W 91D, 36W, 1 vac. 31J, 9NR
1836 Samuel Beardsley (D-H) 111D, 16W, 1A 32J, 8NR, 1W Van Buren/
Johnson (D) Green tickY
1837 Abraham Keyser Jr. (D) 27D, 5W 90D, 38W Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (D) Silas Wright (D-B) 30D, 10W
1838 Gamaliel H. Barstow (W) 22D, 10W 100W, 28D
1839 William H. Seward (W) Luther Bradish (W) John Canfield Spencer (W)[ak] Willis Hall (W) Bates Cooke (W)[h] Jacob Haight (W) 18D, 14W 83W, 45D vacant 21W, 19D
1840 20W, 12D 70W, 58D Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W)[al] Harrison/
Tyler (W) Green tickY
1841 Archibald Campbell (NP) John A. Collier (W) 21W, 11D 66W, 62D 21D, 19W
1842 Samuel Young (D-B) George P. Barker (D) Azariah C. Flagg (D-B) Thomas Farrington (D-B) 17D, 15W 96D, 32W
1843 William C. Bouck (D-H) Daniel S. Dickinson (D-H) 22D, 10W 92D, 36W 24D, 10W
1844 26D, 6W Polk/
Dallas (D) Green tickY
vacant Henry A. Foster (D)[j]
1845 Silas Wright (D-B) Addison Gardiner (D) Nathaniel S. Benton (D-H)[am] John Van Buren (D-B) Benjamin Enos (D-H) 27D, 4W, 1KN 65D, 47W, 15KN, 1ID Daniel S. Dickinson (D-H) John Adams Dix (D-B) 21D, 9W, 4KN
1846 Thomas Farrington (D-B) 25D, 6W, 1KN 74D, 51W, 2AR, 1ID
1847 John Young (W) 21D, 10W, 1KN 76W, 52D 23W, 11D
1848 Hamilton Fish (W) Christopher Morgan (W)[an] Ambrose L. Jordan (W/AR)[ao] Millard Fillmore (W)[ap][s] Alvah Hunt (W)[aq] 24W, 8D[ar] 91W, 36D, 1I 24W, 10D Taylor/
Fillmore (W) Green tickY
1849 Hamilton Fish (W) George W. Patterson (W) 106W, 14FS, 7D, 1AR William H. Seward (W) 32W, 1D, 1FS
1850 Levi S. Chatfield (D) [l] Washington Hunt (W)[af] 17W, 15D 64D, 64W[as]
1851 Washington Hunt (W) Sanford E. Church (D) Philo C. Fuller (W)[j] 82W, 44D, 1FS, 1I vacant 17W, 16D, 1FS
1852 Henry S. Randall (D) John C. Wright (D) James M. Cook (W) 16W, 16D[at] 65W, 63D Hamilton Fish (W) Pierce/
King (D) Green tickY
1853 Horatio Seymour (D) Benjamin Welch (D)[au] 88D, 40W 20D 11W, 1FS, 1I
Gardner Stow (W)[j]
1854 Elias W. Leavenworth (W) Ogden Hoffman (W) James M. Cook (W) Elbridge G. Spaulding (W) 24W, 8D 77W, 47D, 2I, 1FS, 1AML 19D, 12W, 1I
1855 Myron H. Clark (W)[av] Henry Jarvis Raymond (W)[av] 75W, 38D, 9KN, 4T, 2R William H. Seward (R)[ag] 23O, 5D, 3KN, 2W
1856 Joel T. Headley (KN) Stephen B. Cushing (KN) Lorenzo Burrows (KN) Stephen Clark (KN) 16R, 12KN, 4D[aw] 47D, 44KN, 35R, 2W[ax] Frémont/
Dayton (R) Red XN
1857 John A. King (R) Henry R. Selden (R) 80R, 40D, 8KN Preston King (R) 21R, 12D
1858 Gideon J. Tucker (D) Lyman Tremain (D) Sanford E. Church (D) Isaac V. Vanderpoel (D) 15R, 14D, 2KN, 1IR[ay] 61R, 57D, 11KN[az]
1859 Edwin D. Morgan (R) Robert Campbell (R) 91R, 27D, 9KN, 1ID 26R, 7D
1860 David R. Floyd-Jones (D) Charles G. Myers (R) Robert Denniston (R) Philip Dorsheimer (R) 23R, 9D 90R, 37D, 1 vac. Lincoln/
Hamlin (R) Green tickY
1861 93R, 35D Ira Harris (R)[j] 23R, 10D
1862 Horatio Ballard (NU) Daniel S. Dickinson (NU) Lucius Robinson (NU) William Lewis (NU) 24R, 8D 92R, 35D, 1IR
1863 Horatio Seymour (CU) David R. Floyd-Jones (CU) 64D, 64R[ba] Edwin D. Morgan (R) 17D, 13R, 1U
1864 Chauncey Depew (NU) John Cochrane (NU) George W. Schuyler (NU) 21R, 11D 81R, 45D, 1ID, 1U Lincoln/
Johnson (NU) Green tickY
1865 Reuben Fenton (NU) Thomas G. Alvord (NU) 75R, 52D, 1ID 21R, 10D
1866 Francis C. Barlow (R) John H. Martindale (R) Thomas Hillhouse (R) Joseph Howland (R) 27R, 5D 90R, 38D
1867 Reuben Fenton (R) Stewart L. Woodford (R) 83R, 45D Roscoe Conkling (R)[bb]
1868 Homer Augustus Nelson (D) Marshall B. Champlain (D) William F. Allen (D)[bc] Wheeler H. Bristol (D) 17R, 15D 73D, 55R Seymour/
Blair (D) Red XN
1869 John T. Hoffman (D) Allen C. Beach (D) 74R, 52D, 2ID Reuben Fenton (R) 18R, 13D
1870 Asher P. Nichols (D)[j] 18D, 14R 73D, 55R
1871 65D, 63R 16D, 15R
1872 G. Hilton Scribner (R) Francis C. Barlow (R) Nelson K. Hopkins (R) Thomas Raines (R) 25R, 7D 97R, 31D Grant/
Wilson (R) Green tickY
1873 John Adams Dix (R) John C. Robinson (R) 92R, 34D, 2LR 24R, 9D
1874 Diedrich Willers Jr. (D) Daniel Pratt (D) Abraham Lansing (D) 18R, 13D, 1IR 72R, 54D, 2LR 23R, 10D
1875 Samuel J. Tilden (D) William Dorsheimer (D) Thomas Raines (D) 74D, 53R, 1ID Francis Kernan (D) 17R, 16D
1876 John Bigelow (D) Charles S. Fairchild (D) Lucius Robinson (D)[af] Charles N. Ross (D) 20R, 12D 71R, 57D Tilden/
Hendricks (D) Red XN
1877 Lucius Robinson (D)[bd] Frederic P. Olcott (D)[j] 70R, 58D
1878 Allen C. Beach (D) Augustus Schoonmaker Jr. (D) James Mackin (D) 19R, 12D, 1ID 66R, 61R, 1GB
1879 98R, 27D, 3GB 24R, 9D
1880 Alonzo B. Cornell (R) George Gilbert Hoskins (R) Joseph Bradford Carr (R) Hamilton Ward Sr. (R) James W. Wadsworth (R) Nathan D. Wendell (R) 25R, 7D 91R, 35D, 1GB, 1ID Garfield/
Arthur (R) Green tickY
1881 80R, 47D, 1ID Thomas C. Platt (R)[bb] 19R, 13D, 1I
Warner Miller (R) Elbridge G. Lapham (R)
1882 Leslie W. Russell (R) Ira Davenport (R) Robert A. Maxwell (R) 17D, 15R 67D, 60R, 1IR
1883 Grover Cleveland (D)[be] David B. Hill (D) 86D, 38R, 1UL, 1GB, 1ID, 1IR 21D, 13R
1884 Denis O'Brien (D) Alfred C. Chapin (D) 19R, 13D 72R, 56D Cleveland/
Hendricks (D) Green tickY
1885 David B. Hill (D)[ai] Dennis McCarthy (R)[u] 74R, 54D William M. Evarts (R) 17D, 17R
1886 Edward F. Jones (D) Frederick Cook (D) Lawrence J. Fitzgerald (D) 20R, 12D 77R, 49D, 1ID, 1IR
1887 74R, 54D Frank Hiscock (R) 19R, 15D
1888 Charles F. Tabor (D) Edward Wemple (D) 21R, 11D 72R, 55D, 1ID Harrison/
Morton (R) Green tickY
1889 77R, 51D
1890 Frank Rice (D) Elliot Danforth (D) 19R, 13D 71R, 57D
1891 68D, 59R, 1IR 23D, 11R
1892 Roswell P. Flower (D) William F. Sheehan (D) Simon W. Rosendale (D) Frank Campbell (D) 17D, 14R, 1IR 67D, 61R David B. Hill (D) Cleveland/
Stevenson (D) Green tickY
1893 74D, 54R Edward Murphy Jr. (D) 20D, 14R
1894 John Palmer (R) Theodore E. Hancock (R) James A. Roberts (R) Addison B. Colvin (R) 19R, 12D, 1ID 71R, 57D 19D, 15R
1895 Levi P. Morton (R)[bf] Charles T. Saxton (R) 105R, 23D 28R, 6D
1896 35R, 14D, 1IR[bg] 103R, 47D McKinley/
Hobart (R) Green tickY
1897 Frank S. Black (R) Timothy L. Woodruff (R) 114R, 35D, 1I Thomas C. Platt (R)
1898 77R, 69D, 3CU, 1IR
1899 Theodore Roosevelt (R) John T. McDonough (R) John C. Davies (R) William J. Morgan (R)[d] John P. Jaeckel (R) 27R, 23D 87R, 63D Chauncey Depew (R) 18D, 16R
1900 Theodore P. Gilman (R)[j] 92R, 57D, 1 vac. McKinley/
Roosevelt (R) Green tickY
1901 Benjamin Odell (R) Erastus C. Knight (R)[bh] 35R, 15D 105R, 45D 22R, 12D
1902 Nathan L. Miller (R)[bi] 106R, 42D, 2ID
1903 Frank W. Higgins (R) John F. O'Brien (R) John Cunneen (D) Otto Kelsey (R)[bj] John G. Wickser (R) 28R, 22D 89R, 61D 20R, 17D
1904 97R, 52D, 1IC Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R) Green tickY
1905 Frank W. Higgins (R) Matthew Linn Bruce (R)[aj] Julius Marshuetz Mayer (R) John G. Wallenmeier Jr. (R) 31R, 20D 104R, 46D 26R, 11D
1906 John Raines (R) [u] William C. Wilson (R)[j] 111R, 35D, 3MOL, 1ID
1907 Charles Evans Hughes (R)[bk] Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (D) John Sibley Whalen (D) William S. Jackson (D) Martin H. Glynn (D) Julius Hauser (D) 31R, 20D 98R, 51D, 1IL
1908 96R, 54D Taft/
Sherman (R) Green tickY
1909 Horace White (R) Samuel S. Koenig (R) Edward R. O'Malley (R) Charles H. Gaus (R)[d] Thomas B. Dunn(R) 35R, 16D 99R, 51D Elihu Root (R) 25R, 12D
Otto Kelsey (R)[bl]
1910 Horace White (R)[w] George H. Cobb (R)[u] Clark Williams (R)[j] 94R, 56D
1911 John Alden Dix (D) Thomas F. Conway (D) Edward Lazansky (D) Thomas Carmody (D)[l] William Sohmer (D) John J. Kennedy (D)[d] 29D, 21R, 1IL 87D, 63R James A. O'Gorman (D) 22D, 15R
1912 101R, 48D, 1Soc Wilson/
Marshall (D) Green tickY
1913 William Sulzer (D)[bm] Martin H. Glynn (D)[u] Mitchell May (D) 33D, 16R, 2Prog 104D, 42R, 4Prog 31D, 12R, 1Prog
1914 Martin H. Glynn (D)[w] Robert F. Wagner (D)[u] James A. Parsons (D) [j] Homer D. Call (Prog)[bn] 82R, 48D, 20Prog
1915 Charles Seymour Whitman (R) Edward Schoeneck (R) Francis Hugo (R) Egburt E. Woodbury (R)[h] Eugene M. Travis (R) James L. Wells (R) 34R, 17D 100R, 50D James W.
Wadsworth Jr.
(R)
23R, 19D, 1Soc
1916 97R, 52D, 1Soc Hughes/
Fairbanks (R) Red XN
1917 Merton E. Lewis (R)[bo] 36R, 15D 100R, 48D, 2Soc William M. Calder (R) 26R, 16D, 1Soc
1918 96R, 44D, 10Soc
1919 Al Smith (D) Harry C. Walker (D) Charles D. Newton (R) 29R, 22D 94R, 54D, 2Soc 24R, 19D
1920 111R, 34D, 5Soc Harding/
Coolidge (R) Green tickY
1921 Nathan L. Miller (R) Jeremiah Wood (R) John J. Lyons (R) James A. Wendell (R)[d] N. Monroe Marshall (R) 39R, 11D, 1Soc 119R, 28D, 3S 33R, 9D, 1Soc
1922 William J. Maier (R)[j] 96R, 53D, 1Soc
1923 Al Smith (D) George R. Lunn (D) James A. Hamilton (D) Carl Sherman (D) James W. Fleming (D) George K. Shuler (D) 26D, 25R 81R, 69D Royal S. Copeland (D) 21R, 21D, 1 vac.
1924 86R, 64D 22D, 21R Coolidge/
Dawes (R) Green tickY
1925 Seymour Lowman (R) Florence E. S. Knapp (R) Albert Ottinger (R) Vincent B. Murphy (R) Lewis H. Pounds (R) 29R, 22D 96R, 54D
1926 91R, 59D
Year Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Comptroller Treasurer State Senate State Assembly U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class III)
U.S. House Electoral votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress

1927–present

Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller State Senate State Assembly U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class III)
U.S. House
1927 Al Smith (D) Edwin Corning (D) Albert Ottinger (R) Morris S. Tremaine (D)[d] 27R, 24D 84R, 66D Royal S. Copeland (D)[d] Robert F. Wagner (D)[d] 25D, 18R
1928 88R, 62D Herbert Hoover/
Charles Curtis (R) Green tickY
1929 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) Herbert H. Lehman (D) Hamilton Ward Jr. (R) 89R, 61D 23D, 20R
1930 86R, 63D, 1 vac.
1931 John J. Bennett Jr. (D) 26R, 25D 80R, 70D 22D, 20R, 1 vac.
1932 23D, 20R Franklin D. Roosevelt/
John Nance Garner (D) Green tickY
1933 Herbert H. Lehman (D)[bp] M. William Bray (D) 26D, 25R 77R, 73D 29D, 16R
1934 85R, 65D
1935 29D, 22R 77D, 73R
1936 82R, 67D, 1 vac.
1937 76R, 74D
1938 84R, 65D, 5AL James M. Mead (D)[bq] 28D, 17R
1939 Charles Poletti (D) 27R, 24D 85R, 64D, 1AL 25D, 19R, 1AL
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt/
Henry A. Wallace (D) Green tickY
1941 Harry D. Yates (D)[u] 30R, 21D 87R, 62D, 1AL
1942 Charles Poletti (D)[w] Joe R. Hanley (R)[u] Joseph V. O'Leary (AL)[j]
1943 Thomas E. Dewey (R) Thomas W. Wallace (R)[d] Nathaniel L. Goldstein (R) Frank C. Moore (R) 31R, 20D 90R, 59D, 1AL 23R, 21D, 1AL
1944 Joe R. Hanley (R)[br] 22D, 22R, 1AL Franklin D. Roosevelt/
Harry S. Truman (D) Green tickY
1945 35R, 21D 94R, 55D, 1AL
1946
1947 41R, 14D, 1AL 109R, 40D, 1AL Irving Ives (R) 28R, 15D, 2AL
1948 Thomas E. Dewey/
Earl Warren (R) Red XN
1949 31R, 25D 87R, 63D John Foster Dulles (R)[j] 23D, 20R, 1AL
1950 Herbert H. Lehman (D) 22D, 20R, 1AL, 1Lib
1951 Frank C. Moore (R)[bs] J. Raymond McGovern (R) 32R, 23D, 1AL 23D, 22R
1952 23R, 22D Dwight D. Eisenhower/
Richard Nixon (R) Green tickY
1953 Arthur H. Wicks (R)[u][bt] 37R, 19D 98R, 52D 27R, 16D
1954 Walter J. Mahoney (R)[u]
1955 W. Averell Harriman (D) George DeLuca (D) Jacob Javits (R)[ah] Arthur Levitt Sr. (D) 34R, 24D 90R, 60D 26R, 17D
1956
1957 Louis J. Lefkowitz (R)[bu] 38R, 20D 96R, 54D Jacob Javits (R)
1958
1959 Nelson Rockefeller (R)[bv] Malcolm Wilson (R) 34R, 24D 92R, 58D Kenneth Keating (R) 24R, 19D
1960 John F. Kennedy/
Lyndon B. Johnson (D) Green tickY
1961 33R, 25D 84R, 66D 22D, 21R
1962
1963 85R, 65D 21R, 20D
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson/
Hubert Humphrey (D) Green tickY
1965 33D, 25R 88D, 62R Robert F. Kennedy (D)[d] 27D, 14R
1966 37R, 28D 90D, 75R
1967 31R, 26D 80D, 70R 26D, 15R
1968 Hubert Humphrey/
Edmund Muskie (D) Red XN
1969 33R, 24D 76R, 72D, 2Con[bw] Charles Goodell (R)[j]
1970
1971 32R, 25D 77R, 70D, 2Con, 1UMAB[bx] James L. Buckley (Con)
1972 Richard Nixon/
Spiro Agnew (R) Green tickY
1973 37R, 23D 83R, 66D, 1Con[bw] 22D, 17R
Malcolm Wilson (R)[w] Warren M. Anderson (R)[u]
1974
1975 Hugh Carey (D) Mary Anne Krupsak (D) 34R, 26D 88D, 62R 27D, 12R
1976 Jimmy Carter/
Walter Mondale (D) Green tickY
1977 35R, 25D 90D, 60R Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) 28D, 11R
1978 27D, 12R
1979 Mario Cuomo (D) Robert Abrams (D)[l] Edward Regan (R)[l] 86D, 64R 26D, 13R
1980 Ronald Reagan/
George H. W. Bush (R) Green tickY
1981 85D, 64R, 1Lib[by] Al D'Amato (R) 22D, 17R
1982
1983 Mario Cuomo (D) Alfred DelBello (D)[l] 35R, 26D 98D, 52R 20D, 14R
1984
1985 92D, 56R, 2Lib[by] 19D, 15R
1986 Warren M. Anderson (R)[u]
1987 Stan Lundine (D) 92D, 58R 20D, 14R
1988 Michael Dukakis/
Lloyd Bentsen (D) Red XN
1989 34R, 27D 21D, 13R
1990
1991 35R, 26D 95D, 55R
1992 Bill Clinton/
Al Gore (D) Green tickY
1993 100D, 50R 18D, 13R
1994 Oliver Koppell (D) H. Carl McCall (D)
1995 George Pataki (R) Betsy McCaughey (R) Dennis Vacco (R) 36R, 25D 95D, 55R 17D, 14R
1996
1997 Betsy McCaughey (D)[bz] 35R, 26D 18D, 13R
1998
1999 Mary Donohue (R) Eliot Spitzer (D) 98D, 52R Chuck Schumer (D) 19D, 12R
2000 Al Gore/
Joe Lieberman (D) Red XN
2001 36R, 25D Hillary Clinton (D)[ag]
2002
2003 Alan Hevesi (D)[ca] 37R, 25D 102D, 48R 19D, 10R
2004 John Kerry/
John Edwards (D) Red XN
2005 35R, 27D 104D, 46R 20D, 9R
2006 103D, 47R
2007 Eliot Spitzer (D)[l][2] David Paterson (D) Andrew Cuomo (D) Thomas DiNapoli (D)[bu] 33R, 29D 106D, 42R, 1Ind, 1WF[by] 23D, 6R
2008 Barack Obama/
Joe Biden (D) Green tickY
David Paterson (D)[w] Joseph Bruno (R)[u] 32R, 30D
Dean Skelos (R)[u]
2009 Malcolm Smith (D)[u] 32D, 30R [cb] 107D, 41R, 1Ind, 1WF[by] Kirsten Gillibrand (D)[j] 26D, 3R
Pedro Espada Jr. (D)[u]
Richard Ravitch (D)[j]
2010
2011 Andrew Cuomo (D) Robert Duffy (D) Eric Schneiderman (D)[l][3] 37R/IDC, 26D 98D, 51R, 1Ind[by] 21D, 8R
2012
2013 35R/IDC, 28D[cc] 105D, 44R, 1Ind[by] 21D, 6R
2014
2015 Kathy Hochul (D) 37R/IDC, 26D 105D, 43R, 1Ind, 1Con[by][bw] 18D, 9R
2016 Hillary Clinton/
Tim Kaine (D) Red XN
2017 39R/IDC, 24D 106D, 43R, 1Ind[by]
2018 Barbara Underwood (D)[cd]
2019 Letitia James (D) 39D, 23R, 1ID 21D, 6R
2020 40D, 23R[ce] Joe Biden/
Kamala Harris (D) Green tickY
2021 43D, 20R 19D, 8R
Kathy Hochul (D)[w] Brian Benjamin (D)[j][cf][l][4]
2022
Antonio Delgado (D)[j][cg][5] 107D, 43R[ch]
2023 42D, 21R 102D, 48R 15D, 11R
2024 16D, 10R[ci] [to be determined]
Year Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller State Senate State Assembly U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class III)
U.S. House Electoral votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. ^ There was no codified start for terms when Clinton took office; the date was set at July 1 in 1787, starting presumably in 1789. Most sources state that early governors took office on April 1; however, more contemporary sources note the elections were held on April 1, with the oath of office being delivered on July 1.
  2. ^ Office established in 1778.
  3. ^ As Auditor-General.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Died in office.
  5. ^ As Auditor.
  6. ^ Electors were to be appointed by state legislature, which deadlocked, so no electors were chosen.
  7. ^ a b c Electors, appointed by the state legislature, cast their ballots for these two candidates for president.
  8. ^ a b c Resigned due to ill health.
  9. ^ Appointed to United States district court.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Appointed by the Governor to fill remainder of unexpired term.
  11. ^ Resigned to accept an appointment as a United States naval officer.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Resigned.
  13. ^ Resigned when appointed Secretary of State of New York.
  14. ^ Resigned to become Mayor of New York City.
  15. ^ Resigned to accept the position of Postmaster of New York City.
  16. ^ a b c d e Electors appointed by state legislature.
  17. ^ Resigned to become minister to France.
  18. ^ With the election of Morgan Lewis as Governor, the DRs began to divide into two factions, the Lewisites loyal to Lewis, and Clintonians loyal to DeWitt Clinton.
  19. ^ a b Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.
  20. ^ A coalition of Lewisites and Federalists elected a Lewisite, Andrew McCord, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u As Temporary President of the State Senate, became acting Lieutenant Governor upon a vacancy in the office.
  22. ^ A Democratic-Republican, Daniel Cruger, was elected with three members absent on a 62–61 vote. A seat was contested by the Federalists, however, which led to an extended fight over the Council of Appointment. After the DRs won that debate, the contested seat was handed to the Federalist, and the Federalists had a functional majority of 62–61 despite the loss of the Speaker's seat.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h As lieutenant governor, assumed governorship upon resignation of predecessor.
  24. ^ The length and dates of terms were changed in 1821, during Clinton's second term, which then ended on December 31, 1822 rather than July 1, 1823.
  25. ^ A division within the Democratic-Republican Party occurred with the election of DeWitt Clinton as Governor between the Clintonians, who were loyal to him, and Bucktails, who were aligned with Martin Van Buren.
  26. ^ A coalition was formed between the Clintonians and Federalists to elect John Canfield Spencer, a Clintonian, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
  27. ^ Elected Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court by the State Legislature.
  28. ^ Per the 1821 state constitution, Yates' term was the first to last two years rather than three.
  29. ^ Elected a justice of the New York Supreme Court by the State Legislature shortly before the end of his second term.
  30. ^ The state delegation of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives voted 18-14-2 for John Quincy Adams.
  31. ^ In April 1824, Clinton's political enemies, the Bucktails, voted in the New York State Legislature for his removal from his post as president of the Erie Canal Commission, causing such indignation among the electorate that he was nominated for governor by the "People's Party", and was re-elected governor over the official candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party, fellow canal commissioner Samuel Young.
  32. ^ a b c d e Resigned when elected Governor of New York.
  33. ^ a b c Resigned to become United States Secretary of State.
  34. ^ a b Resigned when elected to the United States Senate.
  35. ^ a b As lieutenant governor, became governor for unexpired term and was later elected in his own right.
  36. ^ a b Resigned to take seat on New York Supreme Court.
  37. ^ Resigned to become United States Secretary of War.
  38. ^ Resigned when appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
  39. ^ Legislated out of office by State Constitution of 1846.
  40. ^ First popularly-elected Secretary of State.
  41. ^ First popularly-elected Attorney General.
  42. ^ First popularly-elected Comptroller.
  43. ^ First popularly-elected Treasurer.
  44. ^ With the adoption of the Constitution of 1847, Senators moved from having one-quarter of the body each year to having every seat in the body up every two years, starting with the election of 1847.
  45. ^ Due to a disputed election with a Whig candidate, the Democrats had a nominal majority at the start of session, and elected Noble S. Elderkin Speaker and organized the chamber. Midway through the session, Elderkin departed to care for his ill wife, and the Whigs assumed functional control under Robert H. Pruyn. After the seat dispute was decided in favor of the Democrat, and after it had been determined Elderkin would be gone the rest of session, a Democrat, Ferral C. Dininny, was again selected as Speaker.
  46. ^ As a results of the even split, over the two year term, the Senate President Pro Tempore was traded between Edwin D. Morgan, a Whig, and William McMurray, a Democrat. Morgan had it for the first two months of 1852, then McMurray had it the last month of that session and the regular session of 1853, and then Morgan retained for the special session of 1853.
  47. ^ Welch successfully contested Cook's election, and served from November 20, 1852 to the end of the term.
  48. ^ a b Elected on a fusion Whig-Free Democratic ticket.
  49. ^ The Republicans organized the chamber.
  50. ^ A Democrat, Orville Robinson, was elected with the help of Republican members on the 49th ballot.
  51. ^ The Know Nothings and Independent Republican members worked with the Republicans to organize the chamber.
  52. ^ A Democrat, Thomas G. Alvord, was elected with the help of the Know Nothings on the 53th ballot.
  53. ^ A Democrat, Theophilus C. Callicot, was elected Speaker after cutting a deal with the Republicans that if he was elected, he would guarantee the election of a Republican Senator, later determined to be Edwin D. Morgan.
  54. ^ a b Resigned in protest of President James A. Garfield's position on federal appointments.
  55. ^ Resigned to become a judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
  56. ^ Per an 1874 amendment to the state constitution—taking effect January 1, 1875—Robinson's term was the first to last three years instead of two. As Tilden had been elected prior to the amendment's taking effect, he served the old two-year term.
  57. ^ Resigned to become President of the United States.
  58. ^ Per the 1894 state constitution, his term was the first to last two years rather than three.
  59. ^ Due to a change in the Constitution of New York in 1894, the Senate began to have its elections during even years, with a three-year term with the election of 1895 to allow for a transition.
  60. ^ Resigned to become Mayor of Buffalo.
  61. ^ Appointed to fill unexpired term, reelected, then resigned to become a justice of the New York Supreme Court.
  62. ^ Resigned to become New York State Superintendent of Insurance.
  63. ^ Resigned to take seat as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
  64. ^ Acted until the appointment of a successor.
  65. ^ Impeached and removed from office for campaign contribution fraud.
  66. ^ Elected by Legislature.
  67. ^ Appointed for remainder of first half of term, elected to fill second half of term.
  68. ^ Resigned when appointed Director of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations for the United States Department of State.
  69. ^ Appointed to fill remainder of term, then subsequently elected to in his own right.
  70. ^ As majority Leader of the New York State Senate, served as Acting Lt. Governor upon succession of Lt. Governor to Governor, then elected in his own right.
  71. ^ Resigned to become President of Nelson Rockefeller's Government Affairs Foundation.
  72. ^ Forced to resign when it became known that he had made frequent visits to convicted labor leader Joseph S. Fay while the latter was incarcerated at Sing Sing prison.
  73. ^ a b Elected by State Legislature to fill unexpired term, later elected in their own right.
  74. ^ Resigned to devote himself to his Commission on Critical Choices for Americans.
  75. ^ a b c Conservative member(s) caucused with the Republicans.
  76. ^ Conservative member(s) caucused with the Republicans. John J. Walsh, a registered Democrat, ran for re-election on the ticket of an "Upper Manhattan Apartment Building Party", and defeated the regular Democratic candidate Edward H. Lehner[1]
  77. ^ a b c d e f g h Members of the Liberal, Independence, and Working Families parties caucused with Democrats.
  78. ^ Switched parties after not being selected to be Governor Pataki's running mate for the 1998 election.
  79. ^ Re-elected in 2006, but resigned prior to beginning of the new term.
  80. ^ Democrats Pedro Espada Jr. and Hiram Monserrate briefly interrupted the majority by voting for a Republican organizing resolution, precipitating the 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis. Democrats ended up retaining their majority for the remainder of the term.
  81. ^ Members of the Independent Democratic Conference, along with one other Democratic Senator, Simcha Felder, formed a power-sharing deal with the Republicans.
  82. ^ Was Acting Attorney General from May 8 to May 22, was subsequently appointed May 22 by the New York Legislature to serve out the remainder of Schneiderman's term.
  83. ^ Democratic Senator Simcha Felder, who had caucused with the Republican majority, was without a caucus until July 2019 when he was accepted into the Democratic majority.
  84. ^ Senate Temporary President Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) served as Acting Lieutenant Governor from August 24–September 9, 2021
  85. ^ Senate Temporary President Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) served as Acting Lieutenant Governor from April 12–May 25, 2022
  86. ^ Independence Assemblyman Fred Thiele joined the Democratic Party on May 5, 2022.
  87. ^ Republican George Santos of the 3rd district was expelled from congress on December 1, 2023. Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election to succeed him on February 13, 2024.

References

  1. ^ Clines, Francis X. (1970-11-10). "Recanvass Names Walsh Victor By 99 Votes in Assembly Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. ^ "Spitzer Resigns After Sex Scandal, Pressure". NPR. March 12, 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Statement By Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman | New York State Attorney General". ag.ny.gov. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  4. ^ Rashbaum, William K.; Fandos, Nicholas; Mays, Jeffrey C. (April 12, 2022). "Lt. Gov. Benjamin Resigns Following Campaign Finance Indictment". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Reisman, Nick. "Antonio Delgado will be sworn in as New York lieutenant governor on Wednesday". Spectrum News. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

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