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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1954 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 02, 1954 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 02, 1954 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1955 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1959 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last ModifiedArthur May 10, 2024 08:51am
Data SourcesNew York Legislative Manual for 1955, p. 1013-1014 [Link]
DescriptionHarriman 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%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 21, 1954 NY Governor - D Convention W. Averell Harriman
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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
Votes2,560,738 (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%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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