New York — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · GovernorNew York · GovernorGeorge PatakiR+21.2
Candidates
New York 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- George Pataki✓Republican2,571,99154.3%
- Peter Vallone Sr.Democratic1,570,31733.2%
- Tom GolisanoIndependence364,0567.7%
- Other candidatesOther228,8724.8%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+28.9Governor 1998R+21.2vs. baselineR+50.0
New York's 1998 governor race ran 50.0 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998NY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.