New York gubernatorial election, 1942

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1942 General election results
Governor candidate Running Mate Party Popular Vote
Thomas E. Dewey Thomas W. Wallace Republican 2,148,546 (52.10%)
John J. Bennett, Jr. Charles Poletti Democratic 1,501,039 (36.40%)
Dean Alfange American Labor 403,626 (9.79%)
Israel Amter Communist 45,220 (1.10%)
Coleman B. Cheney Samuel H. Friedman Socialist 21,911 (0.53%)
Aaron M. Orange Bronko Papadopolos Industrial Government 3,496 (0.08%)

Note: Lt. Gov. Wallace died on 17 July 1943. In November, Republican Joe R. Hanley defeated Democrat William N. Haskell in a special election, and served as Lt. Gov. for the remainder of the term.


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