1990 New York Attorney General election

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1990 New York Attorney General Election
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  1986 November 6, 1990 1994  
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Nominee Robert Abrams Bernard C. Smith
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Liberal Conservative
Popular vote2,404,7911,229,318
Percentage62.73%32.07%

1990 New York Attorney General election results map by county.svg
County results
Abrams:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Smith:     40–50%     50–60%

New York Attorney General before election

Robert Abrams
Democratic

Elected New York Attorney General

Robert Abrams
Democratic

The 1990 New York State Attorney General election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect a candidate to the position of Attorney General. Democratic nominee and incumbent Attorney General Robert Abrams defeated Republican nominee Bernard C. Smith, resulting in the re-election of Abrams to the position of Attorney General.

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General election

Candidates

Results

1990 New York State Attorney General Election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Abrams2,312,03360.31%
Liberal Robert Abrams92,7582.4%
Total Robert Abrams (Incumbent)2,404,79162.73%
Republican Bernard Smith945,07424.65%
Conservative Bernard Smith284,2447.42%
Total Bernard C. Smith 1,229,31832.07%
Right to Life Robert Nolan136,8803.57%
Libertarian Margaret Fries22,6020.59%
New Alliance Fred Newman22,4370.59%
Socialist Workers Natalie Harris17,2720.45%
Total votes3,833,300 100%

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - NY Attorney General Race - Nov 06, 1990". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.