Electoral history of David Paterson

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David Paterson has served in several elected positions, including the New York State Senate and as Lieutenant Governor of New York.

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As a running mate to Eliot Spitzer, Paterson scored a landslide victory in the 2006 election with 69% of the vote. It was the largest margin of victory in a gubernatorial race in New York history, and the second-largest for any statewide race in New York history. The only larger victory was Chuck Schumer's 71% victory in his successful reelection bid for the U.S. Senate two years earlier. Spitzer carried all but three counties in the state.[ citation needed ]

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David Paterson at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Statewide tickets on which Paterson has run
YearParty Governor Lieutenant Governor Comptroller Attorney General U.S. Senate
2006DemocraticEliot Spitzer David Paterson Alan Hevesi Andrew Cuomo Hillary Clinton
2006IndependenceEliot SpitzerDavid PatersonAlan Hevesi Jeanine Pirro Hillary Rodham Clinton
2006 Working Families Eliot SpitzerDavid PatersonAlan HevesiAndrew CuomoHillary Rodham Clinton

2006

2006 New York gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eliot Spitzer
David Paterson
2,882,52469.0%
Republican John Faso
C. Scott Vanderhoef
1,217,51629.2%
Green Malachy McCourt
Alison Duncan
40,7291.0%

2004

Election results, New York State Senate, 30th District, 2004 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)79,49493.1%
Republican Alphonzo Mosley 5,9456.9%

2002

Election results, New York State Senate, 30th District, 2002 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)49,85291.8%
Republican Alphonzo Mosley 3,8877.2%

2000

Election results, New York State Senate, 29th District, 2000 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)77,85396.0%
Republican Alphonzo Mosley 3,2524.0%

1998

Election results, New York State Senate, 29th District, 1998 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)52,34496.5%
Republican Zelda S. Owens 1,9083.5%

1996

Election results, New York State Senate, 29th District, 1996 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)55,84997.0%
Independence Alphonzo Mosley 1,8643.0%

1994

Election results, New York State Senate, 29th District, 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)

1993

New York City Public Advocate, 1993 – Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes %±
Consumer Affairs Commissioner Mark Green 45
Harlem State Senator David Paterson19
Bronx City Councilwoman Susan D. Alter 14
Bronx State Assemblyman Roberto Ramirez 12
Brooklyn State Senator Donald Halperin 8
Transit PBA President Ronald W. Reale 2
Turnout

1992

Election results, New York State Senate, 29th District, 1992
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)
Republican John L. Wood

1990

Election results, New York State Senate, 29th District, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)

1988

Election results, New York State Senate, 29th District, 1988 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)67,96190.3%
Republican Ernest Mabry 6,5888.7%
Conservative John T. Gatto 7871.0%

1986

Election results, New York State Senate, 29th District, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)
Liberal Galen Kirkland
New York State Senate, 29th District, 1986 – Democratic Primary [10]
CandidateVotes %±
David Paterson (I)
Tenant Activist Galen Kirkland
Community Board Member Philip H. P. Reed

1985

Special election results, New York State Senate, 29th District, 1985 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Paterson (I)22,28469.4%
Liberal Galen Kirkland6,12619.1%
Republican Joseph Holland3,26610.2%
Conservative John T. Gatto 4221.3%
New York State Senate, 29th District Special Election, 1985 – Democratic Nominating convention [13]
CandidateVotes %±
David Paterson37658%
Tenant Activist Galen Kirkland27242%

2010 governor's race polling

In February 2010, then Governor David Paterson, announced he would not run for a full term in 2010.

Poll sourceDates administeredDavid PatersonAndrew Cuomo
Siena Poll January 10–14, 201021%59%
Quinnipiac December 7–13, 200923%60%
Rasmussen Reports July 14, 200927%61%
Qunnipiac May 5–11, 200917%62%
Qunnipiac April 1–5, 200918%61%
Siena Poll March 13–16, 200917%67%
Marist Poll Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine February 25–26, 200926%62%
Siena Poll February 16–18, 200927%53%
Quinnipiac February 10–15, 200923%55%
Siena Poll [ permanent dead link ]January 20–23, 200935%33%
Siena Poll December 8–11, 200849%26%
Siena Poll November 10–13, 200853%25%
Siena Poll July 7–10, 200851%21%
Siena Poll May 12–15, 200842%29%
Siena Poll April 12–15, 200835%30%

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