1920 New York gubernatorial election

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.

1920 New York gubernatorial election

← 1918 November 2, 1920 1922 →
 
Nominee Nathan L. Miller Al Smith Joseph D. Cannon
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 1,335,878 1,261,812 159,804
Percentage 46.58% 44.00% 5.57%

County results

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

Smith:      50-60%

Governor before election

Al Smith
Democratic

Elected Governor

Nathan L. Miller
Republican

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

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Results

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New York gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1920[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Smith (incumbent) 166,628 100.00%
Total votes 166,628 100%

Republican primary

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New York gubernatorial Republican primary, 1920[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nathan L. Miller 270,963 65.45%
Republican George F. Thompson 143,040 34.55%
Total votes 414,003 100%

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

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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New York gubernatorial election, 1920[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nathan L. Miller 1,335,878 46.58%
Democratic Al Smith (incumbent) 1,261,812 44.00%
Socialist Joseph D. Cannon 159,804 5.57%
Farmer-Labor Dudley Field Malone 69,908 2.44%
Prohibition George F. Thompson 35,509 1.24%
Socialist Labor John P. Quinn 5,015 0.17%
Total votes 2,867,926 100%

References

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