1998 New York gubernatorial election

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1998 New York gubernatorial election
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  1994 November 3, 1998 2002  
  George Pataki 2004 (cropped).jpg No image.svg Tom Golisano (1).JPG
Nominee George Pataki Peter Vallone Sr. Tom Golisano
Party Republican Democratic Independence
Alliance Conservative Working Families
Running mate Mary Donohue Sandra Frankel Laureen Oliver
Popular vote2,571,9911,570,317364,056
Percentage54.32%33.16%7.69%

1998 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Pataki:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Vallone:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

George Pataki
Republican

Elected Governor

George Pataki
Republican

The 1998 New York gubernatorial election was an election for the state governorship held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican governor George Pataki was re-elected with 54.3% of the vote. [1] [2] This remains the last statewide election in New York where a Republican won a majority of the vote.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Polling

SourceDateCharles HynesRichard KahanJames LaRoccaBetsy McCaughey RossSheldon SilverPeter Vallone
QuinnipiacSeptember 24, 199713%-4%-22%20%
QuinnipiacDecember 10, 199713%1%3%26%-17%
QuinnipiacFebruary 25, 199812%1%4%18%-17%
QuinnipiacMarch 25, 199816%1%3%27%-16%
QuinnipiacJune 17, 199814%-5%27%-23%
QuinnipiacJuly 15, 199811%-3%13%-35%

Statewide results

Results by county
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Vallone
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Ross
30-40%
40-50% 1998 New York Democratic gubernatorial primary election results map by county (vote share).svg
Results by county
  Vallone
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Ross
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
New York Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Peter Vallone Sr. 416,147 56.38%
Democratic Betsy McCaughey Ross 156,59221.22%
Democratic Charles Hynes 109,33314.81%
Democratic James LaRocca56,0117.59%
Blank – Void – ScatteringN/A
Majority259,55535.17%
Turnout 738,08315.30%

General election

Polling

SourceDateGeorge Pataki (R)Charles Hynes (D)Betsy McCaughey Ross (Lib)
QuinnipiacJuly 22, 199747%30%-
QuinnipiacSeptember 24, 199755%26%-
QuinnipiacDecember 10, 199754%28%-
QuinnipiacFebruary 25, 199860%23%-
QuinnipiacMarch 25, 199860%25%-
QuinnipiacJune 17, 199859%18%12%
SourceDateGeorge Pataki (R)Richard Kahan (D)
QuinnipiacDecember 10, 199757%21%
QuinnipiacFebruary 25, 199862%17%
QuinnipiacMarch 25, 199862%19%
SourceDateGeorge Pataki (R)James LaRocca (D)Betsy McCaughey Ross (Lib)
QuinnipiacJuly 22, 199748%23%-
QuinnipiacSeptember 24, 199755%21%-
QuinnipiacDecember 10, 199757%21%-
QuinnipiacFebruary 25, 199861%18%-
QuinnipiacMarch 25, 199863%19%-
QuinnipiacJune 17, 199859%15%13%
SourceDateGeorge Pataki (R)Betsy McCaughey Ross (D)
QuinnipiacDecember 10, 199754%29%
QuinnipiacFebruary 25, 199859%26%
QuinnipiacMarch 25, 199857%30%
QuinnipiacJune 17, 199863%26%
SourceDateGeorge Pataki (R)Sheldon Silver (D)
QuinnipiacSeptember 24, 199755%29%
SourceDateGeorge Pataki (R)Peter Vallone (D)Betsy McCaughey Ross (Lib)Thomas Golisano (I)
QuinnipiacJuly 22, 199747%27%--
QuinnipiacSeptember 24, 199755%26%--
QuinnipiacDecember 10, 199756%26%--
QuinnipiacFebruary 25, 199860%23%--
QuinnipiacMarch 25, 199858%26%--
QuinnipiacJune 17, 199859%19%12%-
QuinnipiacSeptember 27, 199853%26%4%9%
QuinnipiacOctober 15, 199854%25%4%9%
QuinnipiacOctober 28, 199857%24%3%10%
QuinnipiacNovember 2, 199855%26%2%11%

Results

New York gubernatorial election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Pataki2,223,26444.59%
Conservative George Pataki348,7276.99%
Total George Pataki (incumbent) 2,571,991 54.32% +5.53%
Democratic Peter Vallone, Sr.1,518,99230.47%
Working Families Peter Vallone, Sr.51,3251.03%
Total Peter Vallone, Sr. 1,570,31733.16%−12.29%
Independence Tom Golisano 364,0567.69%+3.51%
Liberal Betsy McCaughey 77,9151.65%−0.12%
Right to Life Michael Reynolds56,6831.20%−0.10%
Green Al Lewis 52,5331.11%N/A
Marijuana Reform Thomas K. Leighton24,7880.52%N/A
UnityMary Alice France9,6920.21%N/A
Libertarian Chris Garvey4,7220.11%−0.07%
Socialist Workers Al Duncan2,5390.05%+0.01%
Blank – Void – Scattering250,6965.02%N/A
Majority1,001,67421.15%+17.81%
Turnout 4,985,932
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. "1998 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections" (PDF). Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. "1998 NY Gov election".