1920 New York gubernatorial election

1920 New York gubernatorial election
	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

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 win the nomination as the Democratic candidate in the 1928 Presidential Election.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Al Smith, incumbent Governor

Results[]

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[]

Candidates[]

Nathan L. Miller, State Comptroller
George F. Thompson, attorney

Results[]

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%

Independents and third parties[]

Socialist Party of America[]

Joseph D. Cannon

Farmer–Labor Party[]

Dudley Field Malone, attorney and political activist

Prohibition Party[]

George F. Thompson, attorney (previously ran as Republican)

General election[]

Results[]

New York gubernatorial election, 1920^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan L. Miller	1,334,540	46.66%
	Democratic	Al Smith (incumbent)	1,009,936	43.82%
	Socialist	Joseph D. Cannon	171,907	5.98%
	Farmer-Labor	Dudley Field Malone	68,477	2.38%
	Prohibition	George F. Thompson	35,509	1.23%
	Socialist Labor	John P. Quinn	5,015	0.17%
Total votes			2,875,783	100%

References[]

[1] "New York gubernatorial Republican Democratic, 1920".

[2] "New York gubernatorial Republican primary, 1920".

[3] "New York gubernatorial election, 1920".

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