New York gubernatorial election, 1918

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1918 General election results
Governor candidate Running Mate Party Popular Vote
Alfred E. Smith Harry C. Walker Democratic 1,009,936
Charles S. Whitman Edward Schoeneck (Republican),
Mamie W. Colvin (Prohibition)
Republican,
Prohibition
995,094
Charles Wesley Ervin Ella Reeve Bloor Socialist
Olive M. Johnson August Gillhaus Socialist Labor 5,183

Note: This was the first time women voted for governor of New York, and Alfred E. Smith was the first governor elected with more than 1 million votes.


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