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1906 New York governor election
Charles Evans Hughes (Republican) beat William Randolph Hearst (Democrat) in New York in 1906, 50.5% to 46.6%, a margin of 3.9 points and 57,897 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1904, when Frank W. Higgins won.
Republicans led in 56 of the 61 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 5. The largest, New York, cast 342,987 votes and went to the Democrat by 18.6 points. The closest was Schoharie, where 75 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Evans Hughes won | Republican | 749,002 | 50.5% |
| William Randolph Hearst | Democratic | 691,105 | 46.6% |
| All other candidates | 42,360 | 2.9% | |
| Total | 1,482,467 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 198,133 57.8% | 134,325 39.2% | 10,529 | 342,987 | D+18.6 |
| Kings | 111,029 49.9% | 106,454 47.8% | 4,997 | 222,480 | D+2.1 |
| Erie | 39,497 48.3% | 40,779 49.9% | 1,441 | 81,717 | R+1.6 |
| Monroe | 22,061 45.5% | 24,799 51.1% | 1,643 | 48,503 | R+5.6 |
| Westchester | 18,748 42.7% | 24,233 55.2% | 899 | 43,880 | R+12.5 |
| Albany | 14,944 35.9% | 23,461 56.3% | 3,243 | 41,648 | R+20.4 |
| Onondaga | 15,660 38.2% | 24,111 58.8% | 1,217 | 40,988 | R+20.6 |
| Queens | 22,031 59.0% | 14,146 37.9% | 1,179 | 37,356 | D+21.1 |
| Oneida | 13,765 43.2% | 17,154 53.8% | 939 | 31,858 | R+10.6 |
| Rensselaer | 13,870 46.4% | 15,444 51.6% | 599 | 29,913 | R+5.3 |
| Orange | 8,421 37.2% | 12,572 55.6% | 1,629 | 22,622 | R+18.3 |
| Dutchess | 8,675 44.7% | 9,826 50.7% | 887 | 19,388 | R+5.9 |
| Steuben | 7,390 40.0% | 10,461 56.7% | 614 | 18,465 | R+16.6 |
| Chautauqua | 5,074 27.9% | 11,768 64.7% | 1,357 | 18,199 | R+36.8 |
| St. Lawrence | 5,228 29.1% | 12,235 68.1% | 492 | 17,955 | R+39.0 |
| Ulster | 7,063 40.2% | 9,500 54.0% | 1,027 | 17,590 | R+13.9 |
| Niagara | 7,737 44.3% | 8,659 49.6% | 1,079 | 17,475 | R+5.3 |
| Jefferson | 5,560 32.5% | 10,629 62.2% | 895 | 17,084 | R+29.7 |
| Schenectady | 6,202 38.0% | 8,175 50.0% | 1,959 | 16,336 | R+12.1 |
| Oswego | 5,588 34.4% | 9,318 57.4% | 1,329 | 16,235 | R+23.0 |
| Broome | 5,441 33.6% | 8,784 54.3% | 1,965 | 16,190 | R+20.6 |
| Saratoga | 5,799 38.1% | 8,524 56.0% | 898 | 15,221 | R+17.9 |
| Suffolk | 5,712 38.0% | 8,913 59.3% | 412 | 15,037 | R+21.3 |
| Cayuga | 5,140 36.3% | 8,575 60.6% | 433 | 14,148 | R+24.3 |
| Richmond | 7,337 52.0% | 6,538 46.3% | 243 | 14,118 | D+5.7 |
| Herkimer | 5,066 38.1% | 7,685 57.8% | 536 | 13,287 | R+19.7 |
| Cattaraugus | 4,333 34.1% | 7,626 60.0% | 741 | 12,700 | R+25.9 |
| Nassau | 2,969 23.9% | 7,516 60.6% | 1,916 | 12,401 | R+36.7 |
| Otsego | 4,796 38.8% | 6,878 55.6% | 701 | 12,375 | R+16.8 |
| Ontario | 4,640 37.8% | 7,390 60.2% | 250 | 12,280 | R+22.4 |
| Montgomery | 5,108 41.9% | 6,387 52.4% | 688 | 12,183 | R+10.5 |
| Delaware | 3,739 32.5% | 7,109 61.9% | 645 | 11,493 | R+29.3 |
| Chemung | 4,452 39.7% | 5,164 46.1% | 1,594 | 11,210 | R+6.4 |
| Wayne | 3,363 31.6% | 7,018 65.9% | 275 | 10,656 | R+34.3 |
| Washington | 2,918 27.5% | 6,895 64.9% | 815 | 10,628 | R+37.4 |
| Fulton | 3,831 36.5% | 5,481 52.2% | 1,182 | 10,494 | R+15.7 |
| Columbia | 3,909 38.4% | 5,478 53.8% | 791 | 10,178 | R+15.4 |
| Madison | 2,873 29.5% | 6,248 64.2% | 616 | 9,737 | R+34.7 |
| Chenango | 3,180 34.5% | 5,563 60.4% | 467 | 9,210 | R+25.9 |
| Allegany | 2,251 25.0% | 6,260 69.5% | 499 | 9,010 | R+44.5 |
| Livingston | 2,948 35.2% | 5,157 61.6% | 260 | 8,365 | R+26.4 |
| Clinton | 2,701 32.5% | 4,962 59.7% | 649 | 8,312 | R+27.2 |
| Greene | 3,427 42.2% | 4,158 51.2% | 531 | 8,116 | R+9.0 |
| Rockland | 3,416 42.4% | 4,173 51.8% | 472 | 8,061 | R+9.4 |
| Tompkins | 3,110 39.0% | 4,461 55.9% | 408 | 7,979 | R+16.9 |
| Warren | 2,912 37.4% | 4,525 58.1% | 345 | 7,782 | R+20.7 |
| Genesee | 2,498 32.1% | 5,041 64.8% | 237 | 7,776 | R+32.7 |
| Franklin | 2,063 27.3% | 4,998 66.1% | 502 | 7,563 | R+38.8 |
| Cortland | 2,272 30.1% | 4,506 59.8% | 763 | 7,541 | R+29.6 |
| Sullivan | 2,954 39.5% | 4,182 55.9% | 341 | 7,477 | R+16.4 |
| Wyoming | 2,058 30.5% | 4,404 65.3% | 282 | 6,744 | R+34.8 |
| Orleans | 2,356 35.1% | 4,115 61.4% | 234 | 6,705 | R+26.2 |
| Schoharie | 3,260 48.8% | 3,185 47.7% | 233 | 6,678 | D+1.1 |
| Tioga | 2,547 38.7% | 3,766 57.3% | 260 | 6,573 | R+18.5 |
| Seneca | 2,810 42.9% | 3,486 53.3% | 247 | 6,543 | R+10.3 |
| Essex | 1,550 25.8% | 4,152 69.1% | 306 | 6,008 | R+43.3 |
| Lewis | 1,957 33.6% | 3,718 63.9% | 147 | 5,822 | R+30.2 |
| Yates | 1,531 33.1% | 2,943 63.6% | 152 | 4,626 | R+30.5 |
| Schuyler | 1,507 37.8% | 2,334 58.6% | 145 | 3,986 | R+20.7 |
| Putnam | 1,428 40.0% | 2,103 58.9% | 41 | 3,572 | R+18.9 |
| Hamilton | 430 42.9% | 552 55.0% | 21 | 1,003 | R+12.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1906; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
New York governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kathy Hochul (D) | D+6.4 |
| 2018 | Andrew Cuomo (D) | D+23.4 |
| 2014 | Andrew Cuomo (D) | D+13.9 |
| 2010 | Andrew Cuomo (D) | D+29.3 |
| 2006 | Eliot Spitzer (D) | D+40.8 |
| 2002 | George Pataki (R) | R+15.9 |
| 1998 | George Pataki (R) | R+21.2 |
| 1994 | George E. Pataki (R) | R+3.3 |
| 1990 | Mario Cuomo (D) | D+31.8 |
| 1986 | Mario M. Cuomo (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1982 | Mario M. Cuomo (D) | D+3.4 |
| 1978 | Hugh L. Carey (D) | D+5.7 |
| 1974 | Hugh L. Carey (D) | D+15.3 |
| 1970 | Nelson Rockefeller (R) | R+12.1 |
| 1966 | Nelson Rockefeller (R) | R+6.5 |
| 1962 | Nelson A. Rockefeller (R) | R+9.1 |
| 1958 | Nelson A. Rockefeller (R) | R+10.2 |
| 1954 | W. Averell Harriman (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1950 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+10.8 |
| 1946 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+13.8 |
| 1942 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+15.7 |
| 1938 | Herbert H. Lehman (D) | D+1.4 |
| 1936 | Herbert H. Lehman (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1934 | Herbert H. Lehman (D) | D+21.2 |
| 1932 | Herbert H. Lehman (D) | D+18.1 |
| 1930 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+23.1 |
| 1928 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+0.6 |
| 1926 | Alfred Emanuel Smith (D) | D+8.5 |
| 1924 | Alfred E. Smith (D) | D+3.3 |
| 1922 | Alfred Emanuel Smith (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1920 | Nathan L. Miller (R) | R+2.6 |
| 1918 | Al Smith (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1916 | Charles S. Whitman (R) | R+10.0 |
| 1914 | Charles S. Whitman (R) | R+10.4 |
| 1912 | William Sulzer (D) | D+13.1 |
| 1910 | John Alden Dix (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1908 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+4.2 |
| 1906 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1904 | Frank W. Higgins (R) | R+5.0 |
| 1902 | Benjamin B. Odell Jr. (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1900 | Benjamin B. Odell Jr. (R) | R+7.2 |
| 1898 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1896 | Frank S. Black (R) | R+15.0 |
| 1894 | Levi P. Morton (R) | R+12.3 |
| 1891 | Roswell Pettibone Flower (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1888 | David B. Hill (D) | D+1.5 |
| 1885 | David B. Hill (D) | D+1.1 |
| 1882 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+21.1 |
| 1879 | Alonzo B. Cornell (R) | R+4.8 |
| 1876 | Lucius Robinson (D) | D+3.0 |
| 1874 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+6.3 |
| 1872 | John Adams Dix (R) | R+6.4 |
| 1870 | John T. Hoffman (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1868 | John T. Hoffman (D) | D+3.3 |
| 1866 | Reuben Fenton (R) | R+51.0 |