New York State Board of Elections Statewide General and Special Election Results
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- Statewide election canvass sheets for 1800-1964. Records cover elections for President, Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, and Congress, as well as some Electoral College results. They include canvasses, ballots, certificates, and tabulated results. Returns are not complete and largely duplicate data available in published form. In many cases the canvass sheets do not give party affiliation. Both primary and general election results are included, though not all primary elections are found in the records.
Title
- Statewide general and special election results
Quantity
- 16 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A0510
Creator
Arrangement
Roughly chronological by election.
Scope and Content Note
Statewide election canvass sheets for 1800-1964. Records cover elections for President, Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, and Congress, as well as some Electoral College results. They include canvasses, ballots, certificates, and tabulated results. Returns are not complete and largely duplicate data available in published form. In many cases the canvass sheets do not give party affiliation. Both primary and general election results are included, though not all primary elections are found in the records.
Alternate Formats Available
High resolution images of selected original documents in this series are available in State Archives Digital Collections.
Statewide general and special election results, 1800-1964
New York State Archives Digital Collections
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.