1942 New York gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1942 New York gubernatorial election New York presidential no 1938 New York gubernatorial election 1938 1946 New York gubernatorial election 1946 November 3, 1942 x150px Thomas E. Dewey color photograph (cropped).png Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) 2,148,546 52.10% John_J._Bennett,_Jr._(New_York_Attorney_General) (cropped).jpg John J. Bennett Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,501,039 36.40% Dean Alfange 1942 3x4.jpg Dean Alfange American Labor Party 403,626 9.79% 1942 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsDewey: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Bennett: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Herbert H. Lehman Democratic Party (United States) Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) 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. Democratic nomination Candidates John J. Bennett Jr., New York Attorney General since 1931 James M. Mead, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1938 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.BENNETT WINS NOMINATION ON FIRST BALLOT, 623-393 in NYT on August 21, 1942 (subscription required) 1942 Democratic state convention John J. Bennett Jr. Democratic Party (US) 623 61.32% James M. Mead Democratic Party (US) 393 38.68% 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.ALFANGE IS NAMED BY A. L. P. TO RUN FOR GOVERNORSHIP in NYT on August 23, 1942 (subscription required) Republican nomination Candidates Thomas E. Dewey, former District Attorney of New York County, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and nominee for governor in 1938 Results At the Republican state convention in Saratoga Springs on August 24, Dewey was nominated unanimously.REPUBLICANS NAME DEWEY UNANIMOUSLY FOR GOVERNOR in NYT on August 25, 1942 (subscription required)TICKET IS SELECTED TO SUPPORT DEWEY in NYT on August 26, 1942 (subscription required) General election Candidates Israel Amter, perennial candidate (Communist)COMMUNISTS FILE TICKET AT ALBANY in NYT on August 29, 1942 (subscription required)AMTER TO REMAIN IN RACE IN STATE; To Continue Campaign Despite Withdrawal of Four Others From Communist Ticket in NYT on September 5, 1942 (subscription required)COMMUNISTS LEAVE 3 GAPS ON TICKET in NYT on September 8, 1942 (subscription required) John J. Bennett Jr., New York Attorney General since 1931 (Democratic) Coleman Cheney, Skidmore College professor of economics (Socialist)SOCIALISTS NOMINATE CHENEY FOR GOVERNOR in NYT on June 22, 1942 (subscription required)Socialist Ticket Filed in NYT on September 1, 1942 (subscription required) Thomas E. Dewey, former District Attorney of New York County, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and nominee for governor in 1938 (Republican) Aaron Orange, Bronx public school teacher and perennial candidate (Industrial Government)STATE TICKET NOMINATED; Socialist Labor Party Names A.M. Orange for Governor in NYT on April 6, 1942 (subscription required) Results 1942 New York gubernatorial electionNew York Red Book 1947RECORD FOR DEWEY IN OFFICIAL COUNT; His 687,151 Majority Topped Lehman's 627,388 in 1932; Won in 1942 by 173,254 in NYT on December 14, 1946 (subscription required) Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (US) 2,148,546 52.10% John J. Bennett Jr. Democratic Party (US) 1,501,039 36.40% Dean Alfange American Labor Party 403,626 9.79% Israel Amter Communist Party USA 45,220 1.10% Coleman B. Cheney Socialist Party (US) 21,911 0.53% Aaron Orange Industrial Government Party 3,496 0.08% 4,123,838 100.00% See also 1942 New York state election New York gubernatorial elections References 1942 New York Category:Thomas E. Dewey Category:Tammany Hall Category:November 1942 in the United States