1978 New York gubernatorial election
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The 1978 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. It was the first reelection of a Democratic governor in New York since 1938.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Jeremiah B. Bloom, state senator from Queens
- Hugh L. Carey, incumbent governor since 1975
- Mary Anne Krupsak, lieutenant governor
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hugh L. Carey (incumbent) | 376,457 | 51.98% | |
Democratic | Mary Anne Krupsak | 244,252 | 33.73% | |
Democratic | Jeremiah B. Bloom | 103,479 | 14.29% | |
Democratic | Blank-Void-Scattering-Other | 28,726 | 3.97% | |
Total votes | 724,188 | 100.00% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Hugh Carey | 2,305,815 | 48.36% | ||
Liberal | Hugh Carey | 123,457 | 2.59% | ||
Total | Hugh Carey (incumbent) | 2,429,272 | 50.95% | -6.27% | |
Republican | Perry Duryea | 1,913,432 | 40.13% | ||
Conservative | Perry Duryea | 242,972 | 5.10% | ||
Total | Perry Duryea | 2,156,404 | 45.22% | +3.28% | |
Right to Life | Mary Jane Tobin | 130,193 | 2.73% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Gary Greenberg | 18,990 | 0.40% | +0.20% | |
Socialist Workers | Dianne M. Feeley | 12,987 | 0.27% | +0.10% | |
Communist | Jarvis Tyner | 11,400 | 0.24% | +0.14% | |
U.S. Labor | Paul Gallagher | 9,073 | 0.19% | +0.13% | |
Majority | 272,868 | 5.72% | −9.56% | ||
Turnout | 4,768,319 | ||||
Democratic hold |