1898 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1898 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Theodore Roosevelt won the 1898 New York Gubernatorial Election. Theodore Roosevelt received 661,707 popular votes (49.02%). The main challenger was Augustus Van Wyck (47.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Roosevelt and Wyck

Roosevelt +1.3 pts · won by 17,786 votes
661,707 votes
643,921 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.