1918 New York gubernatorial election

The 1918 New York gubernatorial election took place on November , 1918, 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.

1918 New York gubernatorial election
November 5, 1918
 
Nominee Al Smith Charles S. Whitman Charles W. Ervin
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote 1,009,936 995,094 121,705
Percentage 47.36% 46.66% 5.71%
County results
Governor before election

Charles S. Whitman
Republican

 Elected Governor

Al Smith
Democratic

Elections in New York State

Al Smith, president of the New York City aldermen, was elected to the first of his five terms as Governor.

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Charles S. Whitman, incumbent Governor
  • Merton E. Lewis, incumbent Attorney General

Results
New York gubernatorial Republican primary, 1918[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Whitman 295,471 71.31%
Republican Merton E. Lewis 118,879 28.69%
Total votes 414,350 100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
New York gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1918[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Smith 199,752 85.91%
Democratic William C. Osborn 32,761 14.09%
Total votes 232,513 100%

Independents and third parties

Socialist Party of America
  • Charles W. Ervin

Socialist Labor Party of America

General election

Results
1918 New York gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Al Smith 1,009,936 47.36%
Republican Charles S. Whitman 995,094 46.66%
Socialist Charles W. Ervin 121,705 5.71%
Socialist Labor Olive M. Johnson 5,183 0.24%
Write-in All others 530 0.02%
Total votes 2,132,448 100.00%
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References
  1. "New York gubernatorial Republican primary, 1918".
  2. "New York gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1918".
  3. "1918 New York Gubernatorial Election Results".
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