Claim: The New York state election for the 86th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, was held on November 6, 1984, but no statewide elective offices were up for election.
Evidence: The 86th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 25, 1863, during the first year of Horatio Seymour's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany. The New York state election, 1862 was held on November 4.