1918 New York gubernatorial election

The 1918 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 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

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

Whitman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Charles S. Whitman
Republican

Elected Governor

Al Smith
Democratic

Al Smith, president of the New York City aldermen, was elected to the first of his four two-year terms as governor.

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