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1920 New York gubernatorial election

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FieldValue
election_name1920 New York gubernatorial election
countryNew York
flag_imageFlag of New York (1909–2020).svg
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1918 New York gubernatorial election
previous_year1918
next_election1922 New York state election
next_year1922
election_dateNovember 2, 1920
image_sizex150px
image1NathanLMiller.jpg
nominee1Nathan L. Miller
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote11,335,878
percentage146.58%
image2Portrait of Al Smith (cropped).jpg
nominee2Al Smith
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote21,261,812
percentage244.00%
image3Jos. D. Cannon LCCN2014710989 Trim.jpg
nominee3Joseph D. Cannon
party3Socialist Party of America
popular_vote3159,804
percentage35.57%
map_image1920 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size300px
map_captionCounty results
titleGovernor
before_electionAl Smith
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionNathan L. Miller
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Miller: Smith: 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

  • Al Smith, incumbent Governor

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

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

Results

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

General election

Candidates

  • Joseph D. Cannon (Socialist)
  • Dudley Field Malone, attorney and political activist (Farmer-Labor)
  • Nathan L. Miller, State Comptroller (Republican)
  • Al Smith, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
  • George F. Thompson, attorney (Prohibition)

Results

References

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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