1903 New York state election

The 1903 New York state election was held on November 3, 1903, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and one member of the New York State Senate.

Background

Denis O'Brien had been elected to the Court of Appeals in 1889, and his term would expire at the end of 1903.

State Senator Charles P. McClelland was appointed U.S. General Appraiser by President Theodore Roosevelt and thus vacated his seat.

Candidates

The Democratic State Committee met on September 5 in Albany, New York. Frank Campbell was Chairman. The incumbent judge Denis O'Brien was re-nominated unanimously.[1]

The Republican State Committee met on September 8 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. George W. Dunn was Chairman. They endorsed the Democratic incumbent Denis O'Brien.[2]

Result

The jointly nominated incumbent Denis O'Brien was re-elected.

96 Republicans, 53 Democrats and 1 Independent[3] were elected for the session of 1904 to the Assembly.

Republican Francis M. Carpenter was elected to succeed Democrat McClelland in the State Senate, giving the Republicans a majority of 29 to 21 in 1904.

**1903 state election result**
Office	Democratic ticket		Republican ticket		Social Democratic ticket		Prohibition ticket		Socialist Labor ticket
Judge of the Court of Appeals	Denis O'Brien	1,307,998	Denis O'Brien		Charles H. Matchett	33,399	Charles E. Manierre	19,347	Daniel De Leon	10,677

Notes

...Judge O'Brien Renominated for Court of Appeals in NYT on September 6, 1903
INDORSE JUDGE DENIS O'BRIEN in NYT on September 9, 1903
The independent member was Ellsworth Carr, elected in Albany County (3rd D.)

Sources

Result in New York County: OFFICIAL ELECTION TOTALS in NYT on December 2, 1903
COUNT ON LEGISLATURE in NYT on November 5, 1903
Result: The Tribune Almanac 1904