1918 New York state election

none February 2026 September 2023 1918 11 5 1918 New York state election New York No 1917 New York state election 1917 1919 New York state election 1919 The 1918 New York state election was held on November 5, 1918, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary state, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer and the state engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. History This was the first state election following women's suffrage. The primaries were held on September 3. Republican primary +1918 Republican primary results Office GovernorCharles S. Whitman 295,471Merton E. Lewis 118,879Lieutenant GovernorEdward Schoeneck 226,530William M. Bennett 97,902Seth G. Heacock 51,648Secretary of StateFrancis M. Hugo 354,066(unopposed) ComptrollerEugene M. Travis 245,494Samuel Frazer 93,308John Kissel 25,829Attorney GeneralCharles D. Newton 214,835Alfred L. Becker 143,371TreasurerJames L. Wells 199,361Theodore T. Baylor 146,998State EngineerFrank M. Williams 342,571(unopposed) Democratic primary +1918 Democratic primary results Office GovernorAlfred E. Smith 199,752William Church Osborn 32,761Lieutenant GovernorHarry C. Walker 208,107(unopposed) Secretary of StateFranklin E. Bard 205,304(unopposed) ComptrollerBird S. Coler 206,040(unopposed) Attorney GeneralCharles Morschauser 199,471(unopposed) TreasurerJacob G. Cohen 196,169(unopposed) State EngineerDwight B. LaDu 200,116(unopposed) Prohibition primary The Prohibition state conference in July had designated State Chairman Olin S. Bishop to run in the primary for Governor, but on August 31 the enrolled party members received a circular from Bishop urging them to vote for the incumbent Republican Governor Charles S. Whitman by writing his name in the ballot. The friends of the incumbent Republican Comptroller Eugene M. Travis gathered enough signatures to put him on the Prohibition primary ballot, and the regular candidate Claude V. Stowell also urged the party members to vote for Travis.DRY' MEN GIVE AID TO WHITMAN in NYT on September 1, 1918 +1918 Prohibition primary results Office GovernorCharles S. Whitman 5,855Olin S. Bishop 5,621Lieutenant GovernorMamie W. Colvin 9,302(unopposed) Secretary of StateElla L. McCarthy 9,254(unopposed) ComptrollerEugene M. Travis 8,266Claude V. StowellClaude V. Stowell, of Corning, also ran for Comptroller in 1916 2,878Attorney GeneralClarence Z. Spriggs 9,295(unopposed) TreasurerGeorge B. Humphrey 9,455(unopposed) State EngineerDavid B. Passage 9,189(unopposed) Socialist primary All Socialist primary candidates won without opposition. +1918 Socialist primary results Office GovernorCharles W. Ervin 9,687(unopposed)Lieutenant GovernorElla Reeve Bloor 9,271(unopposed) Secretary of StateJessie W. Hughan 9,347(unopposed) ComptrollerJames C. Sheahan 7,366(unopposed) Attorney GeneralHezekiah D. Wilcox 9,139(unopposed) TreasurerCharles W. Noonan 9,166(unopposed) State EngineerRaymond Wilcox 9,150(unopposed) Result The Democratic candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were elected with the remainder of the Republican ticket. The incumbents Whitman and Schoeneck were defeated. The incumbents Hugo, Travis, Wells and Williams were re-elected. + 1918 state election results Office Democratic ticket Republican ticket Socialist ticket Prohibition ticket Socialist Labor ticketGovernorAlfred E. Smith 1,009,936Charles S. Whitman 956,034 Charles W. ErvinCharles Wesley Ervin, of Jamaica, Queens 121,705Charles S. Whitman 38,794Olive M. Johnson 5,183Lieutenant GovernorHarry C. Walker 965,471Edward Schoeneck 930,066Ella Reeve Bloor 130,206 Mamie W. Colvin 48,142August Gillhaus 5,605Secretary of StateFranklin E. Bard 886,306Francis M. Hugo 1,005,426Jessie W. Hughan 134,520Ella L. McCarthy 40,072Edmund MoonelisEdmund Moonelis, ran also in 1912 and 1914 5,405ComptrollerBird S. Coler 909,255Eugene M. Travis 1,007,483James C. Sheahan 136,680 Eugene M. Travis Charles E. BernsCharles E. Berns, ran also in 1914 5,996Attorney GeneralCharles Morschauser 878,300Charles D. Newton 990,863Hezekiah D. WilcoxHezekiah D. Wilcox, of Elmira, ran also for the Court of Appeals in 1916 and 1917 136,992Clarence Z. SpriggsClarence Z. Spriggs, of Syracuse, ran also for Lieutenant Governor in 1916 43,229John Donahue 6,929TreasurerJacob G. Cohen 839,777James L. Wells 1,028,752Charles W. NoonanCharles W. Noonan, ran also for Comptroller in 1914 and 1916 137,823George B. Humphrey 44,606Nadina Kavinoky 5,268State EngineerDwight B. LaDu 865,573Frank M. Williams 991,521Raymond Wilcox 138,566David B. Passage 40,628Joseph Galotta 5,667 Obs.: "Blank, void and scattering" votes: 61,052 (Governor) The number for Travis is total on Republican and Prohibition tickets. The votes given for Governor were used to define the ballot access, and are given separately.The total number of votes for Whitman, given by the NYT as "995,094" is more than the total of the separate votes stated here, given by the New York Red Book for Republican and Prohibition tickets, because it was possible to vote for any candidate writing the name in the "no-party" column. To define the winner of the election, all votes were counted; to define ballot access, only the votes received on the party's ticket. See also New York gubernatorial elections Notes Sources Early primary returns: WHITMAN NAMED TO FIGHT SMITH FOR GOVERNORSHIP in NYT on September 4, 1918 Primary results: WHITMAN'S VOTE 295,471 in NYT on September 13, 1918 Result in Westchester County: WHITMAN GAINS ONE VOTE IN THIS CITY in NYT on November 14, 1918 Soldiers' vote in New York City: SOLDIERS ADD 7,419 TO SMITH PLURALITY in NYT on December 18, 1918 Result: SMITH IS SWORN IN AS GOVERNOR in NYT on December 31, 1918 Vote totals taken from The New York Red Book 1919 1918 Category:1918 New York (state) elections