1978 New York gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1978 New York gubernatorial election New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1974 New York gubernatorial election 1974 1982 New York gubernatorial election 1982 November 7, 1978 Hugh Carey LOC.jpg Hugh Carey Democratic Party (United States) Liberal Mario Cuomo 2,429,272 50.95% 3x4.svg Perry Duryea Republican Party (United States) Conservative Bruce Caputo 2,156,404 45.22% 1978 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Carey: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Duryea: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Hugh Carey Democratic Party (United States) Hugh Carey Democratic Party (United States) The 1978 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Democratic incumbent Hugh Carey was reelected to a second term in office over former Assembly speaker Perry Duryea.1979 Complete, Official 1978 Election Results https://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/document.php?id=cqal79-861-26157-1182542#H2_32 3 November 2025 Congress Quarterly Almanac Carey was the first Democratic governor to win re-election since Herbert H. Lehman in 1938. Carey faced a challenge from his own lieutenant governor, Mary Anne Krupsak, in the Democratic primary. He defeated Krupsak and state senator Jeremiah Bloom with 52 percent of the vote. Duryea secured the Republican nomination at the state convention without opposition, obviating the need for a primary. Republican primary Candidates Perry Duryea, assemblyman from Montauk and former speaker of the New York State Assembly Convention results Duryea was nominated at the June state convention without opposition.Carroll Maurice 1978-06-14 Krupsak Remarks Against Carey Are Hailed at G.O.P. Convention https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/14/archives/krupsak-remarks-against-carey-are-hailed-at-gop-convention.html 2026-10-04 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 Democratic primary Candidates Jeremiah B. Bloom, state senator from Brooklyn Hugh Carey, incumbent governor since 1975 and former U.S. representative from Brooklyn Mary Anne Krupsak, lieutenant governor since 1975 and former state senator from Schenectady Declined Mario Biaggi, U.S. representative from the BronxLynn Frank 1978-06-14 Carey and Running Mate Cuomo Forget Barbs and Trade Plaudits https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/14/archives/carey-and-running-mate-cuomo-forget-barbs-and-trade-plaudits-quick.html 2026-08-09 The New York Times English 0362-4331 Campaign On June 12, with the deadline to file candidacies approaching, Mary Anne Krupsak broke with Governor Carey, refused to run on his ticket, and publicly attacked him. She entered the race herself on June 26. The Krupsak campaign sought to build a coalition of left, feminist activists and upstate Democrats dissatisfied with the governor, hiring many staff from the 1977 mayoral campaign of Bella Abzug. However, many women office-holders endorsed Carey, who had appointed several women to his cabinet and was considered strong on women's issues, particularly his support for government funding for abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment. Some considered her campaign an impulsive personal crusade which set back the feminist movement.Peterson Bill Lescaze Lee 1978-07-17 Nipping at the Frontrunner's Heels https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/07/17/nipping-at-the-frontrunners-heels/8234ae14-c4a7-46a7-a150-681b57477411/ 2026-10-04 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 Linda Winikow, a state senator and personal friend of Krupsak's, said, "What she did was set back the women's movement 10 years. My constituents are coming to me and saying, 'She's shown that you women don't belong in government. You're too emotional. You're too unstable.' By her actions, she's given food to those who have always felt women don't belong in politics." Many liberals, including Carol Bellamy, Elizabeth Holtzman, and Ed Koch, opposed Krupsak's campaign and her efforts to get the Democratic Coalition of New York City, a liberal organization, to withdraw its endorsement. Krupsak denied accusations that her campaign was personal or that she and Carey had the same record, citing her breaks with the governor to oppose the controversial Westway Highway project and support the legalization of Laetrile. Both Carey and Krupsak opposed the restoration of capital punishment, while Bloom supported it. Carey had a well-funded campaign and hired David Garth. To counter charges that he was soft on crime, he called a special session of the legislature to pass a package of crime legislation. Carey also claimed credit for saving New York City from bankruptcy following its 1975 fiscal crisis. Results Democratic primary resultsOctober 2023 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. Carey (incumbent) 376,457 51.98% Democratic Party (United States) Mary Anne Krupsak 244,252 33.73% Democratic Party (United States) Jeremiah B. Bloom 103,479 14.29% Democratic Party (United States) Blank-Void-Scattering-Other 28,726 3.97% 724,188 100.00% General election Campaign Hugh Carey, incumbent governor since 1975 (Democratic, Liberal) Running mate: Mario Cuomo, New York secretary of state and 1977 candidate for New York City mayor Perry Duryea, assemblyman from Montauk and former speaker of the New York State Assembly (Republican, Conservative) Running mate: Bruce Caputo, U.S. representative from Yonkers Dianne M. Feeley, activist and party spokespersonOctober 2026 (Socialist Workers) Running mate: Kevin E. Kellogg, grassroots organizerOctober 2026 Paul Gallagher, executive director of the Fusion Energy Foundation and follower of Lyndon LaRoucheOctober 2026 (U.S. Labor) Running mate: J. Philip Rubinstein, follower of Lyndon LaRoucheOctober 2026 Gary Greenberg, New York City criminal defense lawyer and party founderNarvaez Alfonso A. 1972-07-05 A PARTY IS FORMED BY ‘LIBERTARIANS’ https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/05/archives/a-party-is-formed-by-libertarians-cuts-in-spending-and-taxes.html 2026-10-04 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331May 1978 Frontlines: New York https://mywikis-wiki-media.s3.us-central-1.wasabisys.com/lpedia/LPNY_CAMPAIGNS_Greenberg_for_Governor_1978_flyer.pdf October 3, 2026 Reason 70 (Free Libertarian) Running mate: James Franz, campaign organizer and strategistOctober 2026 Mary Jane Tobin, Long Island mother and community organizerTaranto Stacie Kitchen Table Politics: Conservative Women and Family Values in New York University of Pennsylvania Press 2017 Philadelphia Chapter 7. Making a More Conservative Republican PartyTaranto Stacie Defending "Family Values": Women‘s Grassroots Politics and the Republican Right, 1970-1980 May 2010 October 3, 2026 PhD Brown University https://www.proquest.com/openview/5130937849ddec21964d58ff608c1ff1/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750 (Right to Life) Running mate: Ellen McCormack, housewife and 1976 Democratic presidential candidateBrown Emma 2011-03-31 Ellen McCormack, antiabortion presidential candidate, dies at 84 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ellen-mccormack-antiabortion-presidential-candidate-dies-at-84/2011/03/31/AFvsMHCC_story.html 2026-10-04 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286Martin Douglas 2011-03-30 Ellen McCormack, Anti-Abortion Presidential Candidate, Dies at 84 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/us/30mccormack.html 2026-10-04 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331Wayne Tiffany K. 2016-08-31 New York Grandmother Seeks Democratic Presidential Nomination! Ellen McCormack (1926-2011) https://nursingclio.org/2016/08/31/new-york-grandmother-seeks-democratic-presidential-nomination-ellen-mccormack-1926-2011/ 2026-10-04 Nursing Clio en-US Jarvis Tyner, former national chair of the DuBois Clubs of America and founder of the Young Workers Liberation League (Communist) Running mate: Grace Mora, organizer and antiwar activistOctober 2026 Results New York gubernatorial election, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh Carey 2,305,815 48.36% Liberal Party of New York Hugh Carey 123,457 2.59% Total Hugh Carey (incumbent) 2,429,272 50.95% -6.27% Republican Party (United States) Perry Duryea 1,913,432 40.13% Conservative Party of New York State Conservative Perry Duryea 242,972 5.10% Total Perry Duryea 2,156,404 45.22% +3.28% New York State Right to Life Party Mary Jane Tobin 130,193 2.73% N/A Libertarian Party (United States) Gary Greenberg 18,990 0.40% +0.20% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Dianne M. Feeley 12,987 0.27% +0.10% Communist Party USA Jarvis Tyner 11,400 0.24% +0.14% U.S. Labor Party Paul Gallagher 9,073 0.19% +0.13% 272,868 5.72% -9.56% 4,768,319 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1978 Gubernatorial New York Category:November 1978 in the United States Category:Mario Cuomo