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.

1978 New York gubernatorial election

November 7, 1978

Nominee Hugh Carey Perry Duryea Party Democratic Republican Alliance Liberal Conservative Running mate Mario Cuomo Bruce Caputo Popular vote 2,429,272 2,156,404 Percentage 50.95% 45.22%

County results Carey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Duryea:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Hugh Carey Democratic Elected Governor Hugh Carey Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jeremiah B. Bloom, state senator from Queens
• Hugh L. Carey, incumbent governor since 1975
• Mary Anne Krupsak, lieutenant governor

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hugh L. Carey (incumbent)	376,457	51.98%
	Democratic	Mary Anne Krupsak	244,252	33.73%
	Democratic	Jeremiah B. Bloom	103,479	14.29%
	Democratic	Blank-Void-Scattering-Other	28,726	3.97%
Total votes			724,188	100.00%

Results

New York gubernatorial election, 1978

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
	Democratic hold