1898 New York state election

1898 New York gubernatorial election

← 1896 November 8, 1898 1900 →
 
Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Augustus Van Wyck
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 661,707 643,921
Percentage 49.02% 47.70%

County results

Roosevelt:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Van Wyck:      40-50%      50-60%

Governor before election

Frank S. Black
Republican

Elected Governor

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

The 1898 New York state election was held on November 8, 1898, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer and the state engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. This election is the most recent election to feature a candidate for governor of New York who eventually became both Vice President of the United States and President of the United States after serving as Governor of New York.