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1908 New York governor election
Charles Evans Hughes (Republican) beat Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (Democrat) in New York in 1908, 49.1% to 44.8%, a margin of 4.2 points and 69,462 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1906, when Charles Evans Hughes also won.
Republicans led in 54 of the 61 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 7. The largest, New York, cast 347,124 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.2 points. The closest was Hamilton, where 60 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 | 804,651 | 49.1% |
| Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler | Democratic | 735,189 | 44.8% |
| All other candidates | 99,663 | 6.1% | |
| Total | 1,639,503 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 181,325 52.2% | 132,091 38.1% | 33,708 | 347,124 | D+14.2 |
| Kings | 109,832 46.4% | 105,598 44.6% | 21,224 | 236,654 | D+1.8 |
| Erie | 50,865 51.1% | 46,654 46.9% | 2,018 | 99,537 | D+4.2 |
| Monroe | 24,351 41.6% | 31,846 54.4% | 2,340 | 58,537 | R+12.8 |
| Westchester | 20,027 39.6% | 27,894 55.2% | 2,598 | 50,519 | R+15.6 |
| Onondaga | 17,868 38.6% | 26,186 56.6% | 2,246 | 46,300 | R+18.0 |
| Albany | 20,518 46.2% | 23,107 52.1% | 747 | 44,372 | R+5.8 |
| Queens | 22,315 50.6% | 17,275 39.2% | 4,520 | 44,110 | D+11.4 |
| Oneida | 15,937 45.0% | 18,493 52.2% | 1,015 | 35,445 | R+7.2 |
| Rensselaer | 13,978 44.7% | 16,474 52.6% | 847 | 31,299 | R+8.0 |
| Orange | 10,962 43.3% | 13,559 53.6% | 795 | 25,316 | R+10.3 |
| Chautauqua | 7,167 29.9% | 15,049 62.8% | 1,729 | 23,945 | R+32.9 |
| Steuben | 8,875 40.6% | 11,873 54.3% | 1,111 | 21,859 | R+13.7 |
| St. Lawrence | 6,208 29.8% | 13,897 66.7% | 743 | 20,848 | R+36.9 |
| Dutchess | 10,047 48.3% | 10,154 48.8% | 603 | 20,804 | R+0.5 |
| Niagara | 9,576 47.0% | 10,213 50.2% | 569 | 20,358 | R+3.1 |
| Jefferson | 7,249 36.6% | 11,006 55.5% | 1,562 | 19,817 | R+19.0 |
| Ulster | 8,780 44.3% | 10,407 52.5% | 622 | 19,809 | R+8.2 |
| Schenectady | 7,771 41.2% | 9,644 51.1% | 1,461 | 18,876 | R+9.9 |
| Broome | 7,168 38.9% | 10,361 56.2% | 912 | 18,441 | R+17.3 |
| Oswego | 6,577 36.6% | 10,144 56.5% | 1,226 | 17,947 | R+19.9 |
| Suffolk | 6,430 36.2% | 10,273 57.9% | 1,035 | 17,738 | R+21.7 |
| Cayuga | 6,400 38.5% | 9,288 55.9% | 934 | 16,622 | R+17.4 |
| Cattaraugus | 6,320 38.6% | 9,198 56.2% | 858 | 16,376 | R+17.6 |
| Saratoga | 7,645 47.8% | 7,721 48.3% | 629 | 15,995 | R+0.5 |
| Nassau | 5,620 36.2% | 9,123 58.7% | 803 | 15,546 | R+22.5 |
| Richmond | 7,818 51.8% | 6,422 42.5% | 854 | 15,094 | D+9.2 |
| Herkimer | 6,217 42.6% | 7,872 54.0% | 488 | 14,577 | R+11.4 |
| Ontario | 5,616 39.9% | 8,180 58.2% | 263 | 14,059 | R+18.2 |
| Otsego | 6,202 44.4% | 7,315 52.3% | 458 | 13,975 | R+8.0 |
| Chemung | 6,205 44.5% | 7,175 51.4% | 577 | 13,957 | R+6.9 |
| Montgomery | 5,937 44.7% | 6,914 52.1% | 424 | 13,275 | R+7.4 |
| Wayne | 4,463 34.9% | 7,998 62.6% | 324 | 12,785 | R+27.6 |
| Delaware | 4,796 38.8% | 7,190 58.1% | 390 | 12,376 | R+19.3 |
| Washington | 4,184 34.6% | 7,450 61.5% | 474 | 12,108 | R+27.0 |
| Allegany | 3,474 29.9% | 7,508 64.7% | 619 | 11,601 | R+34.8 |
| Fulton | 4,169 36.8% | 6,104 53.8% | 1,065 | 11,338 | R+17.1 |
| Columbia | 5,305 47.7% | 5,577 50.1% | 248 | 11,130 | R+2.4 |
| Madison | 3,786 34.4% | 6,699 60.9% | 521 | 11,006 | R+26.5 |
| Chenango | 3,882 37.4% | 5,950 57.4% | 540 | 10,372 | R+19.9 |
| Clinton | 4,131 41.9% | 5,241 53.2% | 488 | 9,860 | R+11.3 |
| Livingston | 3,938 41.3% | 5,379 56.4% | 224 | 9,541 | R+15.1 |
| Franklin | 3,099 33.1% | 5,859 62.6% | 395 | 9,353 | R+29.5 |
| Genesee | 3,350 36.0% | 5,649 60.7% | 309 | 9,308 | R+24.7 |
| Rockland | 4,265 46.0% | 4,591 49.6% | 409 | 9,265 | R+3.5 |
| Tompkins | 3,872 41.8% | 5,066 54.7% | 327 | 9,265 | R+12.9 |
| Sullivan | 4,033 46.0% | 4,531 51.7% | 198 | 8,762 | R+5.7 |
| Wyoming | 2,975 34.9% | 5,280 61.9% | 269 | 8,524 | R+27.0 |
| Greene | 3,848 46.2% | 4,111 49.4% | 367 | 8,326 | R+3.2 |
| Warren | 3,348 40.8% | 4,532 55.2% | 327 | 8,207 | R+14.4 |
| Cortland | 2,759 33.7% | 5,027 61.4% | 399 | 8,185 | R+27.7 |
| Orleans | 2,714 34.7% | 4,789 61.2% | 324 | 7,827 | R+26.5 |
| Schoharie | 3,860 51.4% | 3,433 45.7% | 219 | 7,512 | D+5.7 |
| Essex | 2,237 29.9% | 4,983 66.6% | 257 | 7,477 | R+36.7 |
| Tioga | 2,759 38.0% | 4,228 58.2% | 275 | 7,262 | R+20.2 |
| Lewis | 3,017 42.2% | 3,972 55.5% | 168 | 7,157 | R+13.3 |
| Seneca | 3,207 45.0% | 3,732 52.4% | 186 | 7,125 | R+7.4 |
| Yates | 1,951 36.2% | 3,295 61.1% | 143 | 5,389 | R+24.9 |
| Schuyler | 1,796 42.0% | 2,336 54.6% | 146 | 4,278 | R+12.6 |
| Putnam | 1,521 40.4% | 2,151 57.2% | 90 | 3,762 | R+16.7 |
| Hamilton | 644 50.7% | 584 45.9% | 43 | 1,271 | D+4.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1908; 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 |