The 1958 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1958, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic governor W. Averell Harriman ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Republican Nelson Rockefeller.
General election Candidates W. Averell Harriman, incumbent Governor since 1955 (Democratic and Liberal) John T. McManus, journalist (Independent-Socialist) Nelson Rockefeller, foreign policy advisor to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and member of the Rockefeller family (Republican)
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