1950 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1950 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas E. Dewey won the 1950 New York Gubernatorial Election. Thomas E. Dewey received 2,819,523 popular votes (53.11%). The main challenger was Walter A. Lynch (42.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Dewey and Lynch

Dewey +10.8 pts · won by 572,668 votes
2,819,523 votes
2,246,855 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.6% 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.