1998 New York gubernatorial election
The New York gubernatorial election of 1998 was an election for the state governorship held on November 3, 1998. Governor George Pataki, the Republican incumbent, was re-elected with 54% of the vote.
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Democratic primary
Polling
| Source | Date | Charles Hynes | Richard Kahan | James LaRocca | Betsy McCaughey Ross | Sheldon Silver | Peter Vallone |
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| Quinnipiac | September 24, 1997 | 13% | - | 4% | - | 22% | 20% |
| Quinnipiac | December 10, 1997 | 13% | 1% | 3% | 26% | - | 17% |
| Quinnipiac | February 25, 1998 | 12% | 1% | 4% | 18% | - | 17% |
| Quinnipiac | March 25, 1998 | 16% | 1% | 3% | 27% | - | 16% |
| Quinnipiac | June 17, 1998 | 14% | - | 5% | 27% | - | 23% |
| Quinnipiac | July 15, 1998 | 11% | - | 3% | 13% | - | 35% |
Statewide results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Vallone, Sr. | 416,147 | 56.38% | ||
| Democratic | Betsy McCaughey Ross | 156,592 | 21.22% | ||
| Democratic | Charles Hynes | 109,333 | 14.81% | ||
| Democratic | James LaRocca | 56,011 | 7.59% | ||
| Blank – Void – Scattering | N/A | ||||
| Majority | 259,555 | 35.17% | |||
| Turnout | 738,083 | 15.30% | |||
General election
Polling
| Source | Date | George Pataki (R) | Charles Hynes (D) | Betsy McCaughey Ross (Lib) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | July 22, 1997 | 47% | 30% | - |
| Quinnipiac | September 24, 1997 | 55% | 26% | - |
| Quinnipiac | December 10, 1997 | 54% | 28% | - |
| Quinnipiac | February 25, 1998 | 60% | 23% | - |
| Quinnipiac | March 25, 1998 | 60% | 25% | - |
| Quinnipiac | June 17, 1998 | 59% | 18% | 12% |
| Source | Date | George Pataki (R) | Richard Kahan (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | December 10, 1997 | 57% | 21% |
| Quinnipiac | February 25, 1998 | 62% | 17% |
| Quinnipiac | March 25, 1998 | 62% | 19% |
| Source | Date | George Pataki (R) | James LaRocca (D) | Betsy McCaughey Ross (Lib) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | July 22, 1997 | 48% | 23% | - |
| Quinnipiac | September 24, 1997 | 55% | 21% | - |
| Quinnipiac | December 10, 1997 | 57% | 21% | - |
| Quinnipiac | February 25, 1998 | 61% | 18% | - |
| Quinnipiac | March 25, 1998 | 63% | 19% | - |
| Quinnipiac | June 17, 1998 | 59% | 15% | 13% |
| Source | Date | George Pataki (R) | Betsy McCaughey Ross (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | December 10, 1997 | 54% | 29% |
| Quinnipiac | February 25, 1998 | 59% | 26% |
| Quinnipiac | March 25, 1998 | 57% | 30% |
| Quinnipiac | June 17, 1998 | 63% | 26% |
| Source | Date | George Pataki (R) | Sheldon Silver (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | September 24, 1997 | 55% | 29% |
| Source | Date | George Pataki (R) | Peter Vallone (D) | Betsy McCaughey Ross (Lib) | Thomas Golisano (I) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | July 22, 1997 | 47% | 27% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | September 24, 1997 | 55% | 26% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | December 10, 1997 | 56% | 26% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | February 25, 1998 | 60% | 23% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | March 25, 1998 | 58% | 26% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | June 17, 1998 | 59% | 19% | 12% | - |
| Quinnipiac | September 27, 1998 | 53% | 26% | 4% | 9% |
| Quinnipiac | October 15, 1998 | 54% | 25% | 4% | 9% |
| Quinnipiac | October 28, 1998 | 57% | 24% | 3% | 10% |
| Quinnipiac | November 2, 1998 | 55% | 26% | 2% | 11% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Pataki | 2,223,264 | 44.59% | ||
| Conservative | George Pataki | 348,727 | 6.99% | ||
| Total | George Pataki | 2,571,991 | 54.32% | +5.53% | |
| Democratic | Peter Vallone, Sr. | 1,518,992 | 30.47% | ||
| Working Families | Peter Vallone, Sr. | 51,325 | 1.03% | ||
| Total | Peter Vallone, Sr. | 1,570,317 | 33.16% | -12.29% | |
| Independence | Tom Golisano | 364,056 | 7.69% | +3.51% | |
| Liberal | Betsy McCaughey | 77,915 | 1.65% | -0.12% | |
| Right to Life | Michael Reynolds | 56,683 | 1.20% | -0.10% | |
| Green | Al Lewis | 52,533 | 1.11% | N/A | |
| Marijuana Reform | Thomas K. Leighton | 24,788 | 0.52% | N/A | |
| Unity | Mary Alice France | 9,692 | 0.21% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Chris Garvey | 4,722 | 0.11% | -0.07% | |
| Socialist Workers | Al Duncan | 2,539 | 0.05% | +0.01% | |
| Blank – Void – Scattering | 250,696 | 5.02% | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,001,674 | 21.15% | +17.81% | ||
| Turnout | 4,985,932 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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See also
- Governorship of George Pataki
References
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