1942 New York Gubernatorial Election
Who won the 1942 New York Gubernatorial Election?
Thomas E. Dewey won the 1942 New York Gubernatorial Election. Thomas E. Dewey received 2,148,546 popular votes (52.1%). The main challenger was John J. Bennett Jr. (36.4%).
See the full head-to-head between Dewey and Jr.
Dewey +15.7 pts · won by 647,507 votes
2,148,546 votes
1,501,039 votes
403,626 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.7% 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.


