1958 New York gubernatorial election

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1958 New York gubernatorial election
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  1954 November 4, 1958 1962  
  Nelson Rockefeller 1960 (cropped).jpg Averell Harriman (1).jpg
Nominee Nelson Rockefeller W. Averell Harriman
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Liberal
Running mate Malcolm Wilson George B. DeLuca
Popular vote3,126,9292,553,895
Percentage55.1%44.3%

1958 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Rockefeller:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Harriman:     50-60%     60-70%

Governor before election

W. Averell Harriman
Democratic

Elected Governor

Nelson Rockefeller
Republican

The 1958 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1958 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic governor W. Averell Harriman ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Republican Nelson Rockefeller.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

1958 New York gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Nelson Rockefeller 3,126,929 55.14% Increase2.svg 5.74
Democratic W. Averell Harriman (incumbent)2,269,96940.03%Decrease2.svg 4.47
Liberal W. Averell Harriman (incumbent)242,6754.28%Decrease2.svg 0.83
Total W. Averell Harriman (incumbent)2,553,89544.31%Decrease2.svg 5.30
Independent John T. McManus 31,6580.56%Decrease2.svg 0.45
Total votes5,671,231 100.00%

References

  1. Connery, Robert H. (1974). "Nelson A. Rockefeller as Governor" . Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science. 31 (3): 1–15. doi:10.2307/1173205. JSTOR   1173205.

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