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1958 New York gubernatorial election

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1958 New York gubernatorial election

← 1954 November 4, 1958 1962 →
 
Nominee Nelson Rockefeller W. Averell Harriman
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Liberal
Running mate Malcolm Wilson George B. DeLuca
Popular vote 3,126,929 2,553,895
Percentage 55.1% 44.3%

County results

Rockefeller:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Harriman:      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election

W. Averell Harriman
Democratic

Elected Governor

Nelson Rockefeller
Republican

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

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Candidates

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Results

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1958 New York gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nelson Rockefeller 3,126,929 55.14% Increase 5.74
Democratic W. Averell Harriman (incumbent) 2,269,969 40.03% Decrease 4.47
Liberal W. Averell Harriman (incumbent) 242,675 4.28% Decrease 0.83
Total W. Averell Harriman (incumbent) 2,553,895 44.31% Decrease 5.30
Independent John T. McManus 31,658 0.56% Decrease 0.45
Total votes 5,671,231 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ Connery, Robert H. (1974). "Nelson A. Rockefeller as Governor". Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science. 31 (3): 1–15. doi:10.2307/1173205. JSTOR 1173205.

Works cited

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