1942 New York gubernatorial election

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1942 New York gubernatorial election

 1938
November 3, 1942
1946 
 
Nominee Thomas E. Dewey John J. Bennett Jr. Dean Alfange
Party Republican Democratic American Labor
Popular vote 2,148,546 1,501,039 403,626
Percentage 52.10% 36.40% 9.79%

County results
Dewey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Bennett:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Herbert H. Lehman
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas E. Dewey
Republican

The 1942 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, to elect the Governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic governor Herbert H. Lehman was not a candidate for re-election. Republican Thomas E. Dewey defeated New York Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr. and Dean Alfange in the general election.

Candidates

Results

The Democratic state convention met on August 20 at the Hotel St. George in Brooklyn. Influenced by James A. Farley, the convention nominated State Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr., for governor on the first ballot with 623 votes against 393 for U.S. Senator James M. Mead, the candidate favored by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[1]

1942 Democratic state convention
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Bennett Jr. 623 61.32%
Democratic James M. Mead 393 38.68%
Total votes 1,016 100.00%

American Labor nomination

Candidates

  • Dean Alfange, chair of the American Labor Party and nominee for U.S. Representative in 1941

Results

At the American Labor state convention on August 22, the party declined to nominate Bennett or Mead, and instead nominated Dean Alfange.[2]

Republican nomination

Candidates

Results

At the Republican state convention in Saratoga Springs on August 24, Dewey was nominated unanimously.[3][4]

General election

See also

References

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