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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1918 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 05, 1918 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 1918 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 01, 1919 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 1921 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last ModifiedChronicler May 03, 2025 08:13am
Data SourcesNew York Red Book for 1919, p. 457 [Link]
New York Legislative Manual for 1919, p. 734-736 [Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/07/1916
NameCharles S. Whitman Votes850,020 (52.63%)
Term01/01/1917 - 01/01/1919 Margin163,158 (+10.10%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 03, 1918 NY Governor - D Primary Alfred E. Smith
Sep 03, 1918 NY Governor - R Primary Charles S. Whitman
Sep 03, 1918 NY Governor - PRB Primary Charles S. Whitman
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Board of Aldermen President Alfred E. Smith (I) Gov. Charles S. Whitman Charles W. Ervin Olive M. Johnson
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Socialist Labor
Votes1,009,936 (47.37%) 995,094 (46.68%) 121,705 (5.71%) 5,183 (0.24%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -14,842 (-0.70%) -888,231 (-41.66%) -1,004,753 (-47.13%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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