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The New York gubernatorial election of 2002 was an election for the state governorship held on November 5, 2002. Governor George Pataki, the two-term Republican incumbent, was re-elected with 49% of the vote, defeating both the Democratic nominee, State Comptroller Carl McCall and Independence Party candidate Tom Golisano.
[edit] Background
In New York state politics, the proliferation of parties and ballot lines ensures that each candidate attempts to be listed under multiple ballot lines. Besides his standard Republican nomination, Governor Pataki sought the nominations of the Conservative and the Independence Party. Golisano, who sought (and ultimately won) the nomination of the Independence Party, also ran against the Governor in the Conservative primary, spending over $20 million during the primaries, or over $2000 per vote. Pataki secured the Republican and Conservative listings, while Golisano successfully defended his hold on the Independence Party ticket.[1]
Comptroller Carl McCall defeated Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic State Convention, and Cuomo withdrew less than a week before the primary, but this was too late to get his name off the Liberal line. Since Liberal supporters could no longer support the Democratic candidate but vote for the Liberal line (and thus ensure that the Liberals would maintain ballot access), Cuomo's defeat effectively helped to destroy the Liberal party.
Pataki was easily reelected; McCall received 33 percent of the vote, carrying New York City (other than Staten Island) and nearly carrying Albany County while Golisano received 14%, carrying upstate's Monroe County.
[edit] Primaries
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[edit] Democratic
[edit] General Election Results
[edit] Statewide
| Governor candidate |
Running Mate |
Party |
Popular Vote (PV) |
|
| George E. Pataki (inc.) |
Mary O. Donohue (inc.) |
Republican, Conservative |
2,262,255 |
48.23% |
| H. Carl McCall |
Dennis Mehiel |
Democratic,
Working Families |
1,534,064 |
32.70% |
| B. Thomas Golisano |
Mary O. Donohue |
Independence |
654,016 |
13.94% |
| Gerard J. Cronin |
Stasia T. Vogel |
Right to Life |
44,195 |
0.94% |
| Stanley Aronowitz |
Jennifer Daniels |
Green |
41,797 |
0.89% |
| Thomas K. Leighton |
Thomas J. Hillgardner |
Marijuana Reform |
21,977 |
0.47% |
| Andrew Cuomo |
Charles G. King |
Liberal |
15,761 |
0.34% |
| Scott Jeffrey |
Jay Greco |
Libertarian |
5,013 |
0.11% |
| Other elections: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
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