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1932 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1932 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Herbert H. Lehman won the 1932 New York Gubernatorial Election. Herbert H. Lehman received 2,659,519 popular votes (56.69%). The main challenger was William J. Donovan (38.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Lehman and Donovan

Lehman +18.1 pts · won by 847,439 votes
Herbert H. LehmanDemocraticWINNER56.69%
2,659,519 votes
William J. DonovanRepublican38.62%
1,812,080 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.7% 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.