1934 New York gubernatorial election
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November 6, 1934
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 County results Lehman:
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50–60%
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The 1934 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, to elect the Governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic governor Herbert H. Lehman ran for re-election, and he defeated Republican Robert Moses in the general election by a landslide.
Republican nomination
Candidates
- Seabury C. Mastick, state senator from Pleasantville
- Robert Moses, chair of the New York State Council of Parks, commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, and former Secretary of State of New York
- Samuel Seabury, former judge of the New York State Court of Appeals and Democratic nominee for governor in 1916
Convention
The Republican convention met on September 28 in Rochester. Moses was nominated on the third ballot after a struggle between his supporters and the Suffolk County party machine controlled by W. Kingsland Macy.
General election
Candidates
- Israel Amter, activist and perennial candidate (Communist)[1]
- Herbert H. Lehman, incumbent governor since 1933 (Democratic)[2]
- Robert Moses, chair of the New York State Council of Parks, commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, and former Secretary of State of New York (Republican)[3]
- Aaron M. Orange (Socialist Labor)
- Charles Solomon, former assemblyman from Brooklyn (Socialist)[4]
- William F. Varney, 1928 Prohibition Party nominee for president of the United States (Law Preservation)
Disqualified
- John F. Hylan, former mayor of New York City[5][6] (Recovery)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Herbert H. Lehman | 2,201,729 | 58.01% |  1.32 | |
| Republican | Robert Moses | 1,393,638 | 36.72% |  1.10 | |
| Socialist | Charles Solomon | 126,580 | 3.34% | 1.15 | |
| Communist | Israel Amter | 45,878 | 1.21% | 0.65 | |
| Law Preservation | William F. Varney | 20,449 | 0.54% | 1.24 | |
| Socialist Labor | Aaron M. Orange | 7,225 | 0.19% | 0.04 | |
| Total votes | 3,795,499 | 100.00% | |||
See also
References
- ↑ COMMUNISTS PICK TICKET in NYT on August 29, 1934 (subscription required)
- ↑ LEHMAN, COPELAND ARE RENOMINATED IN DRIVING SESSION in NYT on September 28, 1934 (subscription required)
- ↑ REPUBLICANS NAME MOSES FOR GOVERNOR ON 3D BALLOT in NYT on September 29, 1934 (subscription required)
- ↑ THOMAS NOMINATED IN HARMONY MOVE in NYT on July 2, 1934 (subscription required)
- ↑ PETITION FOR HYLAN IS FILED AT ALBANY in NYT on October 10, 1934 (subscription required)
- ↑ ALBANY COURT BARS HYLAN STATE TICKET AS NOT NOMINATED in NYT on October 26, 1934 (subscription required)
- ↑ from Our Campaigns.