1946 New York gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1946 New York gubernatorial election New York presidential no 1942 New York gubernatorial election 1942 1950 New York gubernatorial election 1950 November 5, 1946 150x150px Thomas Dewey in 1944 (3x4 cropped).jpg Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) 2,825,633 56.92% File:James Mead.jpg James M. Mead Democratic Party (United States) American LaborLiberal 2,138,482 43.08% 1946 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Dewey: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Mead: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) The 1946 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946, to elect the Governor of New York. Incumbent Republican governor Thomas E. Dewey was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating U.S. Senator James M. Mead. Republican nomination Candidates Thomas E. Dewey, incumbent governor since 1943 Results Dewey was nominated for re-election to a second term at the state convention met on September 4 at Saratoga Springs.ALBANY 'TEAM' KEPT in NYT on September 5, 1946 (subscription required) American Labor, Liberal, and Democratic nominations Candidates James M. Mead, incumbent U.S. senator since 1938 and candidate for governor in 1942 Campaign U.S. Senator James M. Mead, who had contested lost the Democratic nomination in 1942 to John J. Bennett Jr. at the state convention, was an early favorite for 1946. By December 1945, he had secured the support of most upstate county chairs, who had formed the base of Bennett's support in 1942.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1945/12/15/103607684.html?pageNumber=12 12 The New York Times December 15, 1945 State Chairmen Back Mead for Governor Nevertheless, party chairman Paul E. Fitzgerald and James Farley opposed his campaign again. Farley reiterated his opposition in April, accusing Mead of "plain, unadulterated deceit" and lacking "the stability and forthrightness to be Governor." He declared Mead was "afraid of the job and his fear was warranted" and that Mead would be easily defeated by Dewey or, if elected a "terrible Governor."Farley Opposition to Mead Stands As He Cites Qualities for Governor; FARLEY INDICATES OPPOSITION TO MEAD Attitude of Senior Statesman https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/04/24/88352773.html 2025-02-21 The New York Times 1 en 0362-4331 Results The Liberal Party filed a ticket of candidates by petition on September 2. Mead, as the presumptive Democratic nominee, was nominated for governor.LIBERALS TO FILE PETITIONS TODAY in NYT on September 2, 1946 (subscription required) At the American Labor state convention was held at the Hotel New Yorker on September 3. The party endorsed Mead and a slate of placeholder candidates intended to be replaced with the Democratic ticket. Although the intraparty union nearly broke down after the convention learned that the Democrats intended to endorse a Liberal for judge in Brooklyn, the strife did not implicate Mead, who was nominated outright.DEMOCRATIC DEAL IRKS LABOR PARTY in NYT on September 4, 1946 (subscription required) At the Democratic state convention on September 4 in Albany, the party nominated Mead for governor unanimously. Mead was put into nomination by Robert F. Wagner Jr., who read a speech from his father and Mead's colleague, Robert F. Wagner. In his acceptance speech, Mead pledged a return to the policies of Al Smith, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Herbert H. Lehman and rejected support from "any fascist, any communist, and any member or friend of the Ku Klux Klan".DEWEY IS ASSAILED; ...MEAD SPURNS ANY RED AID in NYT on September 5, 1946 (subscription required) General election Candidates Thomas E. Dewey, incumbent Governor since 1943 (Republican) James M. Mead, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1938 (Democratic, American Labor and Liberal) The Industrial Government, Socialist and Socialist Workers tickets were not allowed on the ballot because of "defective nominating petitions." The Court of Appeals upheld the decisions of the lower courts.MINOR PARTIES RULED OFF BALLOT IN STATE in NYT on October 26, 1946 (subscription required) Results 1946 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 (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 2,825,633 56.92% James M. Mead Democratic Party (US) 1,532,161 30.86% James M. Mead American Labor Party 428,903 8.64% James M. Mead Liberal Party of New York 177,418 3.57% James M. Mead Total 2,138,482 43.08% 4,964,115 100.00% References gubernatorial Category:New York (state) gubernatorial elections New York Category:Thomas E. Dewey Category:November 1946 in the United States