1872 New York gubernatorial election
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County results Dix: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Kernan: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1872 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1872. Incumbent Governor John T. Hoffman was not a candidate for re-election. In the race to succeed him, Republican John Adams Dix defeated Francis Kernan, a member of the Democratic Party running with Liberal Republican support.