New York gubernatorial election, 1982

New York gubernatorial election, 1982

1978 ←
November 5, 1982
→ 1986

 
Candidate Mario Cuomo Lewis Lehrman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,675,213 2,494,827
Percentage 50.9% 47.5%

Governor before election

Hugh Carey
Democratic

Elected Governor

Mario Cuomo
Democratic

The 1982 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Results

1982 General election results
Governor candidate Running Mate Party Popular Vote
Mario M. Cuomo Alfred DelBello Democratic,
Liberal
2,675,213 (50.91%)
Lewis Lehrman James L. Emery Republican,
Conservative,
2,494,827 (47.48%)
Robert J. Bohner Paul Callahan Right to Life 52,356 (1.00%)
John H. Northrup David Hoesley Libertarian 16,913 (0.32%)
Jane Benedict Angela M. Gilliam Unity 6,353 (0.12%)
Nancy Ross Lenora Fulani New Alliance 5,277 (0.10%)
Diane Wang Peter A. Thierjung Socialist Workers 3,766 (0.07%)

See also