1974 New York gubernatorial election

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1974 New York gubernatorial election
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  1970 November 5, 1974 1978  
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Nominee Hugh Carey Malcolm Wilson
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Liberal Conservative
Running mate Mary Anne Krupsak Ralph G. Caso
Popular vote3,028,5032,219,667
Percentage57.2%41.9%

1974 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Carey:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Wilson:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

Governor before election

Malcolm Wilson
Republican

Elected Governor

Hugh Carey
Democratic

The 1974 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Incumbent Republican governor Malcolm Wilson, who had ascended to the governorship following Nelson Rockefeller's resignation to begin work with the Commission on Critical Choices for Americans in 1973, was defeated by Democratic Hugh Carey. Carey became the first Democratic Governor of New York since W. Averell Harriman left office in 1958 after suffering defeat from Nelson Rockefeller in the election that same year.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hugh Carey 600,283 60.78
Democratic Howard J. Samuels 387,36939.22
Total votes987,652 100.00

Conservative primary

Candidates

Results

Conservative convention results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Malcolm Wilson (incumbent) 21,279 59.79
Conservative T. David Bullard14,31240.21
Total votes35,591 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

New York gubernatorial election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hugh Carey2,807,72453.05%
Liberal Hugh Carey220,7794.17%
Total Hugh Carey 3,028,503 57.22% +16.95%
Republican Malcolm Wilson1,950,58736.85%
Conservative Malcolm Wilson269,0805.08%
Total Malcolm Wilson (incumbent)2,219,66741.94%-10.47%
Courage Wayne S. Amato12,4590.24%N/A
Libertarian Jerome Tuccille 10,5030.20%N/A
Socialist Workers Derrick Morrison8,8570.17%+0.07%
Communist Jose A. Ristorrucci5,2320.24%-0.03%
Socialist Labor John Emanuel4,5740.09%+0.02%
U.S. Labor Anton Chaitkin 3,1510.06%N/A
Majority808,83615.28%+3.14%
Turnout 5,292,946
Democratic gain from Republican

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