Electoral history of Nelson Rockefeller
Electoral history of Nelson Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (1974–1977), 49th Governor of New York (1959–1973) and three-time candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination (1960; 1964; 1968).
Gubernatorial elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nelson Rockefeller/Malcolm Wilson | 3,126,929 | 54.7% | |
| Democratic | W. Averell Harriman/George B. DeLuca | 2,269,969 | ||
| Liberal | W. Averell Harriman/George B. DeLuca | 283,926 | ||
| Total | W. Averell Harriman/George B. DeLuca | 2,553,895 | 44.7% | |
| Independent Socialist | John T. McManus/Annette T. Rubinstein | 31,658 | 0.6% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nelson Rockefeller/Malcolm Wilson | 3,081,587 | 53.1% | |
| Democratic | Robert M. Morgenthau/John J. Burns | 2,309,743 | ||
| Liberal | Robert M. Morgenthau/John J. Burns | 242,675 | ||
| Total | Robert M. Morgenthau/John J. Burns | 2,552,418 | 44% | |
| Conservative | David H. Jaquith/E. Vernon Carbonara | 141,877 | 2.4% | |
| Socialist Workers | Richard Garza/Sylvia Weinstein | 19,698 | 0.3% | |
| Socialist Labor | Eric Hass/John Emanuel | 9,762 | 0.2% | |
1966
| Governor candidate | Running Mate | Party | Popular Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson A. Rockefeller | Malcolm Wilson | Republican | 2,690,626 | (44.61%) |
| Frank D. O'Connor | Howard J. Samuels | Democratic | 2,298,363 | (38.11%) |
| Paul L. Adams | Kieran O'Doherty | Conservative | 513,023 | (8.46%) |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. | Donald S. Harrington | Liberal | 507,234 | (8.41%) |
| Milton Herder | Doris Ballantyne | Socialist Labor | 12,730 | (0.21%) |
| Judith White | Richard Garza | Socialist Workers | 12,506 | (0.21%) |
1970
| Governor candidate | Running Mate | Party | Popular Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson A. Rockefeller | Malcolm Wilson | Republican | 3,151,432 | (52.41%) |
| Arthur Goldberg | Basil Paterson | Democratic, Liberal |
2,421,426 | (40.27%) |
| Paul L. Adams | Edward F. Leonard | Conservative | 422,514 | (7.03%) |
| Rasheed Storey | Grace Mora-Newman | Communist | 7,760 | (0.13%) |
| Clifton DeBerry | Jonathan Rothschild | Socialist Workers | 5,766 | (0.10%) |
| Stephen Emery | Arnold Babel | Socialist Labor | 3,963 | (0.07%) |
Presidential nomination elections
1960
| 1960 Republican Party presidential primaries:[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Aggregate votes | % | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Richard Nixon | 4,975,938 | 86.63 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Unpledged | 314,234 | 5.47 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | George H. Bender | 211,090 | 3.68 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | James M. Lloyd | 48,461 | 0.84 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Nelson Rockefeller | 30,639 | 0.53 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Frank R. Beckwith | 19,677 | 0.34 | ||
1964
1968
| 1968 Republican Party presidential primaries:[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Aggregate votes | % | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Ronald Reagan | 1,696,632 | 37.93 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Richard Nixon | 1,679,443 | 37.54 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | James A. Rhodes | 614,492 | 13.74 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Nelson Rockefeller | 164,340 | 3.67 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Unpledged | 140,639 | 3.14 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Eugene McCarthy | 44,520 | 1.00 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Harold Stassen | 31,655 | 0.71 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Richard Nixon | 31,465 | 0.70 | ||
1974 Vice presidential confirmation
| 1974 U.S. Senate Vice presidential confirmation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 10, 1974 [6] |
Party | Total votes | |||
| style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (New York)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Independent Party (United States)/meta/color" | | ||
| Democratic | Republican | Conservative | Independent | ||
| Yes | 52 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| No | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1974 U.S. House Vice presidential confirmation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 19, 1974 [7] |
Party | Total votes | |||
| style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | ||||
| Democratic | Republican | ||||
| Yes | 134 | 153 | 287 | ||
| No | 98 | 30 | 128 | ||
References
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – R Primaries Race 1960
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – R Primaries Race 1964
- ^ "US President – R Convention (1964)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – R Primaries Race 1968
- ^ "US President – R Convention (1968)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "To confirm the nomination of Nelson A. Rockefeller to be Vice-President of the U.S." govtrack.us. U.S. Senate–December 10, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "To agree to H.Res. 1511, confirming Nelson A. Rockefeller as Vice President of the United States". govtrack.us. U.S. House–December 19, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2019.