1879 United States Senate election in New York

1879 United States Senate election in New York
← 1873 January 21, 1879 1881 (special) →

Majority vote of each house needed to win
 
Nominee Roscoe Conkling William Dorsheimer
Party Republican Democratic
Senate 20 12
Percentage 62.5% 37.5%
Assembly 95 23
Percentage 74.22% 17.97%

Senator before election

Roscoe Conkling
Republican

Elected Senator

Roscoe Conkling
Republican

The 1879 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 21, 1879, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 3) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.


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