the new york state election, 1874 was held on november 3. democrats samuel j. tilden and william dorsheimer were elected governor and lieutenant governor, defeating the incumbent republicans john a. dix and john c. robinson. the other three statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the democrats. the approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for governor, was: democratic 416,000; republican 366,000; and prohibition 12,000.