1978 New York gubernatorial election
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.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Jeremiah B. Bloom, State Senator from Queens
- Hugh L. Carey, incumbent Governor since 1975
- Mary Anne Krupsak, Lieutenant Governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hugh L. Carey | 376,457 | ||
| Democratic | Mary Anne Krupsak | 244,252 | ||
| Democratic | Jeremiah B. Bloom | 103,479 | ||
| Democratic | Blank-Void-Scattering | |||
| Total votes | 724,188 | 100.00% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
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