1920 New York gubernatorial election

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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

Results

New York gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1920[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAl Smith (incumbent) 166,628 100.00%
Total votes166,628 100%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

New York gubernatorial Republican primary, 1920[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanNathan L. Miller270,963 65.45%
RepublicanGeorge F. Thompson143,04034.55%
Total votes414,003 100%

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

General election

Candidates

Results

1920 New York gubernatorial election[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanNathan L. Miller1,335,878 46.58%
DemocraticAl Smith (incumbent)1,261,81244.00%
SocialistJoseph D. Cannon159,8045.57%
Farmer-LaborDudley Field Malone69,9082.44%
ProhibitionGeorge F. Thompson35,5091.24%
Socialist LaborJohn P. Quinn5,0150.17%
Total votes2,867,926 100%

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