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Parents > United States > New York > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1954 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1954 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1954 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1955 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1959 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last ModifiedRBH January 13, 2018 11:38pm
Data SourcesNY Red Book
Description Harriman also ran on the Liberal line.
DEM-2,296,645;LIB-264,093
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1950
NameThomas E. Dewey Votes2,819,523 (53.11%)
Term01/03/1951 - 01/03/1955 Margin572,668 (+10.79%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1958
NameNelson A. Rockefeller Votes3,126,929 (54.74%)
Term01/03/1959 - 01/03/1963 Margin573,034 (+10.03%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 21, 1954 NY Governor - D Convention
W. Averell Harriman
D 1,018

CANDIDATES
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Name Secretary of Commerce W. Averell Harriman Sen. Irving M. Ives John T. McManus David L. Weiss Nathan Karp  
PartyDemocratic Republican American Labor Socialist Workers Industrial Government  
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Certified Votes 2,560,738 (49.61%) 2,549,613 (49.40%) 46,886 (0.91%) 2,617 (0.05%) 1,720 (0.03%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -11,125 (-0.22%) -2,513,852 (-48.70%) -2,558,121 (-49.56%) -2,559,018 (-49.58%)  
Fusion Votes
Democratic2,296,645
Liberal264,093
 
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