New York gubernatorial election, 2002
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The New York gubernatorial election of 2002 was an election for the state governorship held on November 5, 2002. Governor George Pataki, the two-term Republican incumbent, was re-elected with 49% of the vote, defeating both the Democratic nominee, State Comptroller Carl McCall and Independence Party candidate Tom Golisano.
In New York state politics, the proliferation of parties and ballot lines ensures that each candidate attempts to be listed under multiple ballot lines. Besides his standard Republican nomination, Governor Pataki sought the nominations of the Conservative and the Independence Party. Golisano, who sought (and ultimately won) the nomination of the Independence Party, also ran against the Governor in the Conservative primary, spending over $20 million during the primaries, or over $2000 per vote. Pataki secured the Republican and Conservative listings, while Golisano successfully defended his hold on the Independence Party ticket. [1]
| Candidate | Conservative Vote | percentage | Independence Vote | percentage |
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| George Pataki | 18,185 | (86.86%) | 9,026 | (48.53%) |
| Tom Golisano | 2,751 | (13.14%) | 9,572 | (51.47%) |
Comptroller Carl McCall defeated Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic State Convention, and Cuomo withdrew less than a week before the primary, but this was too late to get his name off the Liberal line. Since Liberal supporters could no longer support the Democratic candidate but vote for the Liberal line (and thus ensure that the Liberals would maintain ballot access), Cuomo's defeat effectively helped to destroy the Liberal party.
| Candidate | Democratic Vote | percentage |
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| Comptroller Carl McCall | 539,883 | (85.28%) |
| Andrew Cuomo | 93,195 | (14.72%) |
The general election campaign was fairly quiet and uneventful. Pataki was easily reelected; McCall received 33 percent of the vote, carrying New York City (other than Staten Island) and nearly carrying Albany County while Golisano received 14%, carrying upstate's Monroe County.
| Governor candidate | Running Mate | Party | Popular Vote (PV) |
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| George E. Pataki (inc.) | Mary O. Donohue (inc.) | Republican, Conservative | 2,262,255 | 48.23% | |
| H. Carl McCall | Dennis Mehiel | Democratic, Working Families |
1,534,064 | 32.70% | |
| B. Thomas Golisano | Mary O. Donohue | Independence | 654,016 | 13.94% | |
| Gerard J. Cronin | Stasia T. Vogel | Right to Life | 44,195 | 0.94% | |
| Stanley Aronowitz | Jennifer Daniels | Green | 41,797 | 0.89% | |
| Thomas K. Leighton | Thomas J. Hillgardner | Marijuana Reform | 21,977 | 0.47% | |
| Andrew M. Cuomo | Charles G. King | Liberal | 15,761 | 0.34% | |
| Scott Jeffrey | Jay Greco | Libertarian | 5,013 | 0,11% | |
| Other elections: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 | |||||
[edit] Detailed results by county
Albany McCall 40.9% 45,748
Pataki 40.9% 45,804
Golisano 15.3% 17,101
Other 2.9% 3,291
Allegany McCall 15.4% 2,042
Pataki 61.3% 8,134
Golisano 20.2% 2,683
Other 3.1% 413
Bronx McCall 63.7% 121,050
Pataki 30.8% 58,600
Golisano 4.2% 7,893
Other 1.3% 2,431
Broome McCall 20.1% 12,956
Pataki 50.2% 32,399
Golisano 27.1% 17,478
Other 2.7% 1,721
Cattaraugus McCall 19.8% 4,302
Pataki 57.2% 12,400
Golisano 19.8% 4,287
Other 3.2% 684
Cayuga McCall 21.8% 5,417
Pataki 57.0% 14,203
Golisano 18.4% 4,593
Other 2.8% 689
Chautauqua McCall 22.0% 8,323
Pataki 60.5% 22,869
Golisano 15.2% 5,747
Other 2.3% 871
Chemung McCall 18.0% 4,619
Pataki 64.1% 16,398
Golisano 15.7% 4,018
Other 2.2% 565
Chenango McCall 17.7% 2,529
Pataki 60.8% 8,676
Golisano 18.2% 2,597
Other 3.3% 477
Clinton McCall 15.4% 3,505
Pataki 75.3% 17,113
Golisano 6.8% 1,550
Other 2.4% 544
Columbia McCall 28.7% 6,454
Pataki 53.3% 11,995
Golisano 13.7% 3,091
Other 4.3% 960
Cortland McCall 24.8% 3,522
Pataki 55.3% 7,851
Golisano 16.8% 2,393
Other 3.1% 439
Delaware McCall 19.3% 2,878
Pataki 61.3% 9,139
Golisano 15.6% 2,320
Other 3.9% 575
Dutchess McCall 24.5% 18,606
Pataki 58.3% 44,289
Golisano 14.0% 10,671
Other 3.2% 2,459
Erie McCall 29.0% 85,360
Pataki 44.4% 130,377
Golisano 23.4% 68,702
Other 3.2% 9,527
Essex McCall 12.9% 1,794
Pataki 75.9% 10,550
Golisano 8.5% 1,183
Other 2.7% 380
Franklin McCall 16.8% 2,009
Pataki 72.2% 8,628
Golisano 8.3% 993
Other 2.6% 313
Fulton McCall 19.4% 3,055
Pataki 57.3% 9,012
Golisano 21.0% 3,301
Other 2.3% 367
Genesee McCall 14.2% 2,553
Pataki 53.3% 9,588
Golisano 30.0% 5,402
Other 2.5% 454
Greene McCall 20.8% 3,281
Pataki 59.3% 9,363
Golisano 16.6% 2,625
Other 3.4% 531
Hamilton McCall 19.3% 550
Pataki 61.1% 1,740
Golisano 17.0% 483
Other 2.7% 76
Herkimer McCall 16.2% 3,178
Pataki 60.3% 11,834
Golisano 21.1% 4,140
Other 2.4% 477
Jefferson McCall 14.8% 3,897
Pataki 66.8% 17,616
Golisano 16.7% 4,414
Other 1.6% 433
Kings McCall 57.7% 230,040
Pataki 35.6% 141,846
Golisano 4.2% 16,787
Other 2.5% 9,863
Lewis McCall 15.3% 1,370
Pataki 65.1% 5,823
Golisano 17.5% 1,562
Other 2.2% 195
Livingston McCall 18.3% 3,651
Pataki 43.8% 8,757
Golisano 35.4% 7,066
Other 2.6% 512
Madison McCall 21.4% 4,206
Pataki 52.8% 10,393
Golisano 22.8% 4,493
Other 3.0% 591
Monroe McCall 25.0% 58,334
Pataki 34.8% 81,110
Golisano 37.7% 87,967
Other 2.5% 5,788
Montgomery McCall 20.2% 3,346
Pataki 55.9% 9,285
Golisano 21.5% 3,573
Other 2.4% 401
Nassau McCall 26.4% 99,865
Pataki 61.5% 232,785
Golisano 9.5% 35,860
Other 2.6% 10,001
New York McCall 57.2% 202,101
Pataki 33.4% 117,863
Golisano 5.6% 19,743
Other 3.8% 13,385
Niagara McCall 19.9% 12,966
Pataki 49.2% 32,005
Golisano 28.1% 18,278
Other 2.7% 1,774
Oneida McCall 19.6% 13,719
Pataki 57.4% 40,186
Golisano 20.4% 14,274
Other 2.7% 1,859
Onondaga McCall 26.9% 39,110
Pataki 51.4% 74,694
Golisano 18.9% 27,459
Other 2.8% 4,042
Ontario McCall 16.5% 5,512
Pataki 46.4% 15,480
Golisano 34.4% 11,478
Other 2.7% 887
Orange McCall 20.7% 17,866
Pataki 62.4% 53,950
Golisano 13.8% 11,914
Other 3.1% 2,661
Orleans McCall 14.1% 1,568
Pataki 48.9% 5,426
Golisano 34.9% 3,869
Other 2.1% 229
Oswego McCall 21.3% 6,826
Pataki 54.2% 17,393
Golisano 22.2% 7,111
Other 2.4% 756
Otsego McCall 23.3% 4,109
Pataki 55.9% 9,846
Golisano 16.0% 2,824
Other 4.8% 844
Putnam McCall 15.1% 4,284
Pataki 70.4% 19,998
Golisano 11.3% 3,217
Other 3.2% 916
Queens McCall 46.5% 160,746
Pataki 45.0% 155,599
Golisano 6.2% 21,556
Other 2.3% 7,817
Rensselaer McCall 28.5% 15,491
Pataki 50.0% 27,120
Golisano 18.3% 9,908
Other 3.2% 1,744
Richmond McCall 20.9% 18,239
Pataki 68.4% 59,656
Golisano 8.7% 7,583
Other 2.0% 1,717
Rockland McCall 26.1% 22,054
Pataki 62.7% 53,025
Golisano 8.9% 7,557
Other 2.3% 1,988
St. Lawrence McCall 20.7% 6,234
Pataki 65.2% 19,635
Golisano 12.0% 3,621
Other 2.0% 608
Saratoga McCall 24.0% 16,881
Pataki 55.2% 38,797
Golisano 17.7% 12,448
Other 3.1% 2,205
Schenectady McCall 28.7% 14,378
Pataki 48.2% 24,201
Golisano 20.2% 10,116
Other 3.0% 1,483
Schoharie McCall 21.8% 2,296
Pataki 54.3% 5,731
Golisano 20.3% 2,141
Other 3.6% 379
Schuyler McCall 18.0% 1,043
Pataki 60.9% 3,535
Golisano 17.0% 989
Other 4.1% 235
Seneca McCall 18.9% 1,986
Pataki 56.8% 5,969
Golisano 21.6% 2,270
Other 2.8% 291
Steuben McCall 12.5% 3,419
Pataki 63.9% 17,523
Golisano 20.9% 5,721
Other 2.7% 751
Suffolk McCall 23.4% 82,776
Pataki 59.1% 209,361
Golisano 14.5% 51,288
Other 3.0% 10,783
Sullivan McCall 24.7% 4,949
Pataki 56.4% 11,279
Golisano 15.7% 3,133
Other 3.2% 636
Tioga McCall 15.1% 2,396
Pataki 60.3% 9,561
Golisano 21.8% 3,459
Other 2.7% 428
Tompkins McCall 39.7% 10,887
Pataki 40.1% 10,995
Golisano 12.2% 3,338
Other 7.9% 2,169
Ulster McCall 27.1% 15,567
Pataki 51.9% 29,801
Golisano 16.0% 9,205
Other 5.0% 2,875
Warren McCall 23.5% 4,831
Pataki 58.3% 11,964
Golisano 15.5% 3,182
Other 2.7% 558
Washington McCall 22.4% 3,767
Pataki 56.5% 9,491
Golisano 17.9% 3,012
Other 3.1% 529
Wayne McCall 15.1% 4,171
Pataki 45.6% 12,553
Golisano 36.9% 10,169
Other 2.3% 642
Westchester McCall 32.5% 82,099
Pataki 55.6% 140,329
Golisano 9.2% 23,113
Other 2.7% 6,897
Wyoming McCall 16.1% 2,034
Pataki 54.8% 6,931
Golisano 26.1% 3,299
Other 3.1% 391
Yates McCall 18.6% 1,319
Pataki 53.2% 3,781
Golisano 24.9% 1,768
Other 3.3% 236
[edit] See also
- Election results, New York Attorney General
- California gubernatorial election, 2002
- U.S. Senate election, 2002
| Preceded by 1998 |
New York gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 2006 |
