William Sulzer Candidate

Born: March 18, 1863
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Union County
United States
Resided: New York City, New York
New York County
Death: November 6, 1941
Gender: Man
Occupation: Attorney
Political Party: Democrat; Independent; Prohibition
Offices Held: New York Assemblyman: AD 14 (1889-1892); SD 10 (1893-1894); AD 06 (1914). New York U.S. Representative: CD 11 (1895-1903); CD 10 (1903-1912). New York Governor (1913).
Notes: Sulzer was impeached and removed from office after serving as governor for less than one year.
Sources: New York City Death Certificate Index. Biographical Directory of the United States Census.
Photo of William Sulzer
Photo of William Sulzer
Elmira Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), October 2, 1912 (p. 1).

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
1 1 1
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
03/16/1916 President / Vice President Primary Prohibition 3,334 57.49% Won