1958 New York gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1958 New York gubernatorial election New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1954 New York gubernatorial election 1954 1962 New York gubernatorial election 1962 November 4, 1958 150x150px File:Nelson Rockefeller 1960 (cropped).jpg Nelson Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) Malcolm Wilson 3,126,929 54.74% File:Averell Harriman (1).jpg W. Averell Harriman Democratic Party (United States) Liberal George DeLuca 2,553,895 44.71% 1958 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Rockefeller: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Harriman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor W. Averell Harriman Democratic Party (United States) Nelson Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) The 1958 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1958, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic governor W. Averell Harriman ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Republican Nelson Rockefeller. General election Candidates W. Averell Harriman, incumbent Governor since 1955 (Democratic and Liberal) John T. McManus, journalist (Independent-Socialist) Nelson Rockefeller, foreign policy advisor to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and member of the Rockefeller family (Republican) Results 1958 New York gubernatorial electionhttps://doi.org/10.2307/1173205 10.2307/1173205 1173205 Nelson A. Rockefeller as Governor Connery Robert H. Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science 1974 31 3 1–15 subscription Nelson Rockefeller Republican Party (US) 3,126,929 54.74% 5.74 W. Averell Harriman (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 2,269,969 39.74% 4.47 W. Averell Harriman (incumbent) Liberal Party of New York 283,926 4.97% 0.83 W. Averell Harriman (incumbent) Total 2,553,895 44.71% 5.30 John T. McManus Independent-Socialist American Labor Party 31,658 0.55% 0.45 5,712,482 100.00% References Works cited Benjamin Gerald Catalano Michael Beyond Donkeys and Elephants: Minor Political Parties in Contemporary American Politics University Press of Kansas 2020 10.2307/j.ctv15tt76n https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv15tt76n 978-0-7006-2929-9 Soyer Daniel Left in the Center: The Liberal Party of New York and the Rise and Fall of American Social Democracy https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv1hw3x50.2 Cornell University Press 2021 10.7591/j.ctv1hw3x50.2 9781501759888 1958 Gubernatorial New York Category:November 1958 in the United States Category:Nelson Rockefeller