1932 New York gubernatorial election

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The 1932 New York gubernatorial election was a pivotal state contest during the Great Depression in which Democrat Herbert H. Lehman won the governorship amid a broader national shift toward the New Deal coalition.

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instanceOf New York state election ⓘ
gubernatorial election ⓘ
ballotAccess statewide popular vote ⓘ
campaignIssue economic recovery ⓘ
relief programs ⓘ
unemployment ⓘ
candidate Herbert H. Lehman ⓘ
William J. Donovan ⓘ
context Great Depression ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
electionDate 1932-11-08 ⓘ
electionLevel state ⓘ
electionType general election ⓘ
electorate eligible voters in New York State ⓘ
followedBy 1934 New York gubernatorial election ⓘ
governorAfterElection Herbert H. Lehman ⓘ
governorAfterParty Democratic Party ⓘ
governorTermLength 2 years ⓘ
Herbert H. Lehman-ideology New Deal liberalism ⓘ
linked to: New Deal
Herbert H. Lehman-party Democratic Party ⓘ
Herbert H. Lehman-popularVote approximately 2,659,519 ⓘ
Herbert H. Lehman-previousOffice Lieutenant Governor of New York ⓘ
Herbert H. Lehman-runningMate M. William Bray ⓘ
Herbert H. Lehman-voteShare approximately 57.5% ⓘ
incumbentBeforeElection Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
incumbentBeforeParty Democratic Party ⓘ
languageOfCampaign English ⓘ
locatedIn New York ⓘ
loser William J. Donovan ⓘ
loserParty Republican Party ⓘ
nationalContext rise of New Deal coalition ⓘ
notableOutcome Democratic consolidation of power in New York ⓘ
officeTitle Governor ⓘ
partOf 1932 United States elections ⓘ
positionContested Governor of New York ⓘ
precededBy 1930 New York gubernatorial election ⓘ
sameDayAs 1932 United States presidential election ⓘ
significance helped align New York with national Democratic shift in 1932 ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
William J. Donovan-notableRole World War I Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ
William J. Donovan-occupation lawyer ⓘ
William J. Donovan-party Republican Party ⓘ
William J. Donovan-popularVote approximately 2,005,949 ⓘ
William J. Donovan-runningMate Edward T. Larkin ⓘ
William J. Donovan-voteShare approximately 43.3% ⓘ
winner Herbert H. Lehman ⓘ
winnerParty Democratic Party ⓘ

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Herbert H. Lehman → electedIn → 1932 New York gubernatorial election ⓘ