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(Top) 1 Democratic primary 1.1 Candidates 1.2 Results 2 Republican primary 2.1 Candidates 2.2 Results 3 General election 3.1 Candidates 3.2 Results 4 References

1920 New York gubernatorial election

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← 1918

November 2, 1920

1922 →


Nominee	Nathan L. Miller	Al Smith	Joseph D. Cannon
Party	Republican	Democratic	Socialist
Popular vote	1,335,878	1,261,812	159,804
Percentage	46.58%	44.00%	5.57%

County results

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

Smith: 50-60%

Governor before election

Al Smith
Democratic

Elected Governor

Nathan L. Miller
Republican

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The 1920 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant GovernorofNew 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

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Candidates

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Al Smith, incumbent Governor

Results

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New York gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1920^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Smith (incumbent)	166,628	100.00%
Total votes			166,628	100%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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

Results

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New York gubernatorial Republican primary, 1920^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan L. Miller	270,963	65.45%
	Republican	George F. Thompson	143,040	34.55%
Total votes			414,003	100%

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

General election

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Candidates

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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

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New York gubernatorial election, 1920^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan L. Miller	1,335,878	46.58%
	Democratic	Al Smith (incumbent)	1,261,812	44.00%
	Socialist	Joseph D. Cannon	159,804	5.57%
	Farmer-Labor	Dudley Field Malone	69,908	2.44%
	Prohibition	George F. Thompson	35,509	1.24%
	Socialist Labor	John P. Quinn	5,015	0.17%
Total votes			2,867,926	100%

References

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^ "New York gubernatorial Republican Democratic, 1920".

^ "New York gubernatorial Republican primary, 1920".

^ "New York gubernatorial election, 1920".

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