1898 New York gubernatorial 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 gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Incumbent Republican Governor Frank S. Black was defeated for re-nomination by Theodore Roosevelt, the former United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy and a returning hero of the Spanish–American War. In the general election, Roosevelt narrowly defeated judge Augustus Van Wyck.