1998 New York gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1998 New York gubernatorial election New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1994 New York gubernatorial election 1994 2002 New York gubernatorial election 2002 November 3, 1998 x150px File:George Pataki 2004 (cropped).jpg George Pataki Republican Party (United States) Conservative Mary Donohue 2,571,991 54.32% 3x4.svg Peter Vallone Sr. Democratic Party (United States) Working Families Sandra Frankel 1,570,317 33.16% File:Tom Golisano (1).JPG Tom Golisano Independence Party of New York Laureen Oliver 364,056 7.69% 1998 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsPataki: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Vallone: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor George Pataki Republican Party (United States) George Pataki Republican Party (United States) The 1998 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Republican incumbent George Pataki was re-elected with 54.3 percent of the vote over New York City council speaker Peter Vallone Jr. and businessman Tom Golisano.https://www.elections.ny.gov/1998ElectionResults.html 1998 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections March 14, 2021 February 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200218183946/https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/1998/NYASSBYWEB-98.pdf dead1998 NY Gov election https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=36&year=1998&f=0&off=5&elect=0 This remains the last New York state election in which a Republican won a majority of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates Peter Vallone Sr., speaker of the New York City Council Betsy McCaughey Ross, incumbent lieutenant governor (also running as Liberal) Charles J. Hynes, Brooklyn district attorney and former New York City Fire Commissioner James LaRocca, president of the Long Island AssociationPerez-Pena Richard 1998-03-29 Candidate Scores an Upset In Straw Poll for Governor https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/29/nyregion/candidate-scores-an-upset-in-straw-poll-for-governor.html 2026-10-02 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331Jim Larocca: Gubernatorial Candidate Without Cash or Flash https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/gov/articles/080498ny-gov-larocca.html 2026-10-02 archive.nytimes.com Withdrew Richard Kahan, former president of the Urban Development Corporation Declined Sheldon Silver, speaker of the New York State Assembly since 1994 Polling Source Date Hynes Kahan LaRocca McCaughey Ross Silver Vallone Quinnipiac University September 24, 1997 13% - 4% -22% 20% Quinnipiac University December 10, 1997 13% 1% 3%26% - 17% Quinnipiac University February 25, 1998 12% 1% 4%18% - 17% Quinnipiac University March 25, 1998 16% 1% 3%27% - 16% Quinnipiac University June 17, 1998 14% - 5%27% - 23% Quinnipiac University July 15, 1998 11% - 3% 13% -35% Results thumb|300px|center|Democratic primary results by county #678cd7 Vallone #dee8fb 30–40% #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #63a61f Ross #ddf0ca 30–40% #b1d68d 40–50% New York Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Peter Vallone Sr. 416,147 56.38% Democratic Party (United States) Betsy McCaughey Ross 156,592 21.22% Democratic Party (United States) Charles Hynes 109,333 14.81% Democratic Party (United States) James LaRocca 56,011 7.59% Blank – Void – Scattering N/A 259,555 35.17% 738,083 15.30% General election Candidates Al Duncan, transit worker and member of the United Transportation Union (Socialist Workers) Running mate: Sarah Robinett, Brooklyn rail worker and member of the United Transportation Union Mary Alice France, Queens teacher, children's advocate, and organizer for the Ron Daniels 1992 presidential campaign 1998-10-01 WHO IS MARY ALICE FRANCE? https://ourtimepress.com/who-is-mary-alice-france/ 2026-10-02 enFrance ran as a standalone candidate without a running mate for lieutenant governor. (Unity) Chris Garvey, attorney (Libertarian) Running mate: Donald Silberger, SUNY New Paltz associate professor of mathematics Tom Golisano, CEO of Paychex and 1994 nominee for governor (Independence) Running mate: Laureen Oliver, chair of the Independence Party Thomas K. Leighton, party founder and 1997 candidate for Manhattan borough president (Marijuana Reform) Running mate: Jeffrey Cyphers Wright, poet and independent magazine publisher Al Lewis, actor known for The Munsters (Green) Running mate: Alice Green, activist and prison reform advocate George Pataki, incumbent governor since 1995 (Republican, Conservative) Running mate: Mary Donohue, justice of the New York Supreme Court and former Rensselaer County district attorney Michael Reynolds, former Tarrytown village trustee 2015-03-25 Michael J. Reynolds (Right to Life) https://www.foxnews.com/story/michael-j-reynolds-right-to-life 2026-10-02 Fox News Fox News en-US (Right to Life) Running mate: Karen Swallow Prior, Buffalo antiabortion activistBoorstein Michelle 2022-05-12 Antiabortion advocate worked for years to overturn Roe, but worries over next steps https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/05/11/karen-swallow-prior-abortion/ 2026-10-02 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286Prior Karen Swallow 2022-06-24 Opinion I Prayed and Protested to End Roe. What Comes Next? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/24/opinion/abortion-dobbs-roe-pro-life.html 2026-10-02 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331Griswold Eliza 2019-01-08 Conservative Evangelicals Attempt to Disentangle Their Faith from Trumpism https://www.newyorker.com/news/on-religion/conservative-evangelicals-attempt-to-disentangle-their-faith-from-trumpism 2026-10-02 The New Yorker en-US 0028-792X Betsy McCaughey Ross, incumbent lieutenant governor since 1995 (Liberal) Running mate: Jonathan Reiter, New York City personal injury lawyer Peter Vallone Sr., speaker of the New York City Council (Democratic, Working Families) Running mate: Sandra Frankel, Brighton town supervisor Polling Poll source Date(s) Samplesize Marginof error George Pataki(R) Peter Vallone(D) Betsy McCaughey Ross(Lib) Thomas Golisano(I) Other / undecidedCalculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined. Harris Insights & AnalyticsFiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings Raw Polls File https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fivethirtyeight/data/refs/heads/master/pollster-ratings/2023/raw-polls.csv November 4, 2024 GitHub FiveThirtyEight October 30, 1998 2,243 –49% 27%–– 24% Quinnipiac University October 29, 1998 584 –55% 26% 2% 11% 6% Blum & Weprin Associates October 28, 1998 662 –51% 25%–– 24% Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy October 27, 1998 808 –54% 29%–– 17% Marist College October 27, 1998 351 –55% 26%–– 19% Manhattanville College October 25, 1998 601 –57% 22%–– 21% Zogby Interactive/JZ Analytics October 24, 1998 700 –53% 22%–– 25% Quinnipiac University October 23, 1998 547 –57% 24% 3% 10% 6% CBS News/The New York Times October 23, 1998 639 (RV) –56% 21%–– 23% Harris Insights & Analytics October 20, 1998 1,792 –48% 24%–– 28% Zogby Interactive/JZ Analytics October 15, 1998 706 –53% 21%–– 26% Quinnipiac University October 15, 1998 – –54% 25% 4% 9% 8% Blum & Weprin Associates October 13, 1998 364 –57% 26%–– 17% Quinnipiac UniversityOctober 2026 September 27, 1998 – –53% 26% 4% 9% 8% Quinnipiac UniversityOctober 2026 June 17, 1998 – –59% 19% 12% – 10% Quinnipiac UniversityOctober 2026 July 22, 1997 – –47% 27% – – 26% Quinnipiac UniversityOctober 2026 March 25, 1998 – –58% 26% – – 16% Quinnipiac UniversityOctober 2026 February 25, 1998 – –60% 23% – – 17% Quinnipiac UniversityOctober 2026 December 10, 1997 – –56% 26% – – 18% Quinnipiac UniversityOctober 2026 September 24, 1997 – –55% 26% – – 19% background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); with Charles Hynes Source Date George Pataki (R) Charles Hynes (D) Betsy McCaughey Ross (Lib) Quinnipiac University July 22, 199747% 30% – Quinnipiac University September 24, 199755% 26% – Quinnipiac University December 10, 199754% 28% – Quinnipiac University February 25, 199860% 23% – Quinnipiac University March 25, 199860% 25% – Quinnipiac University June 17, 199859% 18% 12% with Richard Kahan Source Date George Pataki (R) Richard Kahan (D) Quinnipiac University December 10, 199757% 21% Quinnipiac University February 25, 199862% 17% Quinnipiac University March 25, 199862% 19% with James LaRocca Source Date George Pataki (R) James LaRocca (D) Betsy McCaughey Ross (Lib) Quinnipiac University July 22, 199748% 23% – Quinnipiac University September 24, 199755% 21% – Quinnipiac University December 10, 199757% 21% – Quinnipiac University February 25, 199861% 18% – Quinnipiac University March 25, 199863% 19% – Quinnipiac University June 17, 199859% 15% 13% with Betsy McCaughey Ross as Democratic nominee Source Date George Pataki (R) Betsy McCaughey Ross (D) Quinnipiac University December 10, 199754% 29% Quinnipiac University February 25, 199859% 26% Quinnipiac University March 25, 199857% 30% Quinnipiac University June 17, 199863% 26% with Sheldon Silver Source Date George Pataki (R) Sheldon Silver (D) Quinnipiac University September 24, 199755% 29% Results New York gubernatorial election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) George Pataki 2,223,264 44.59% Conservative Party of New York State Conservative George Pataki 348,727 6.99% Total George Pataki (incumbent) 2,571,991 54.32% +5.53% Democratic Party (United States) Peter Vallone, Sr. 1,518,992 30.47% Working Families Party Peter Vallone, Sr. 51,325 1.03% Total Peter Vallone, Sr. 1,570,317 33.16% -12.29% Independence Party of New York Tom Golisano 364,056 7.69% +3.51% Liberal Party of New York Betsy McCaughey 77,915 1.65% -0.12% New York State Right to Life Party Michael Reynolds 56,683 1.20% -0.10% Green Party (United States) Al Lewis 52,533 1.11% N/A Marijuana Reform Party Thomas K. Leighton 24,788 0.52% N/A Unity Mary Alice France 9,692 0.21% N/A Libertarian Party (United States) Chris Garvey 4,722 0.11% -0.07% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Al Duncan 2,539 0.05% +0.01% Blank – Void – Scattering 250,696 5.02% N/A 1,001,674 21.15% +17.81% 4,985,932 Republican Party (United States) Results in New York City thumb|1998 New York governor election results in NYC by State Assembly district|357x357px|center See also Governorship of George Pataki Notes References 1998 Gubernatorial New York Category:November 1998 in the United States