1920 New York gubernatorial election

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1920 New York gubernatorial election
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  1918 November 2, 1920 1922  
  NathanLMiller.jpg Portrait of Al Smith (cropped).jpg Jos. D. Cannon LCCN2014710989.jpg
Nominee Nathan L. Miller Al Smith Joseph D. Cannon
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote1,335,8781,261,812159,804
Percentage46.58%44.00%5.57%

1920 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Miller:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Contents

Smith:     50-60%

Governor before election

Al Smith
Democratic

Elected Governor

Nathan L. Miller
Republican

The 1920 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Despite losing reelection Al Smith would regain the governorship following his victory in the 1922 New York gubernatorial election and later win the nomination as the Democratic candidate in the 1928 Presidential Election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

New York gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1920 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Al Smith (incumbent) 166,628 100.00%
Total votes166,628 100%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

New York gubernatorial Republican primary, 1920 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nathan L. Miller 270,963 65.45%
Republican George F. Thompson143,04034.55%
Total votes414,003 100%

Following his defeat, Thompson ran in the general election as a candidate of the Prohibition Party.

General election

Candidates

Results

1920 New York gubernatorial election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nathan L. Miller 1,335,878 46.58%
Democratic Al Smith (incumbent)1,261,81244.00%
Socialist Joseph D. Cannon 159,8045.57%
Farmer-Labor Dudley Field Malone 69,9082.44%
Prohibition George F. Thompson35,5091.24%
Socialist Labor John P. Quinn5,0150.17%
Total votes2,867,926 100%

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References

  1. "New York gubernatorial Republican Democratic, 1920".
  2. "New York gubernatorial Republican primary, 1920".
  3. "New York gubernatorial election, 1920".