1920 New York gubernatorial election

New York gubernatorial election, 1920

November 2, 1920

Nominee Nathan L. Miller Al Smith Joseph D. Cannon Party Republican Democratic Socialist Running mate Jeremiah Wood George R. Fitts Jessie W. Hughan Popular vote 1,334,540 1,260,335 171,907 Percentage 46.66% 43.82% 5.98%

Governor before election Al Smith Democratic Elected Governor Nathan L. Miller Republican

The 1920 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Despite losing reelection Al Smith would win the nomination as the Democratic candidate in the 1928 Presidential Election.

Major Party Candidates

• 
  Former New York State Comptroller Nathan L. Miller of New York
• 
  Governor Al Smith of New York

The Republican Party (United States) backed the former New York State Comptroller Nathan L. Miller and the Democratic Party (United States) chose the current governor Al Smith.

Third Party Candidates

The Socialist Party of America chose Joseph D. Cannon, the Farmer–Labor Party chose attorney and political activist Dudley Field Malone and the Prohibition Party chose lawyer George F. Thompson, after he had failed in the Republican primary.

Republican Primary

New York gubernatorial Republican primary, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan L. Miller	270,963	65.45%
	Republican	George F. Thompson	143,040	34.55%
Total votes			414,003	100%

Democratic Primary

New York gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Smith	166,628	100.00%
Total votes			166,628	100%

Results

New York gubernatorial election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan L. Miller	1,334,540	46.66%
	Democratic	Al Smith	1,009,936	43.82%
	Socialist	Joseph D. Cannon	171,907	5.98%
	Farmer-Labor	Dudley Field Malone	68,477	2.38%
	Prohibition	George F. Thompson	35,509	1.23%
	Socialist Labor	John P. Quinn	5,015	0.17%
Total votes			2,875,783	100%