Electoral history of the Conservative Party of New York State

This is a list detailing the electoral history of the Conservative Party in New York, sorted by year. The list currently consists of candidates who ran for partisan office, either those who ran on the Conservative Party label or were endorsed by the party. In the case of endorsements, the vote tallied is that which the candidate received under that label.

Federal Elections

President of the United States + Year Party designee for President & Vice President Designees' Party # Votes % Votes PlaceThis is based on the number of votes by Party or Ballot Line, not the number of votes per candidate. Notes1968Richard NixonSpiro AgnewRepublican Slate Not On Ballot1972Richard NixonSpiro AgnewRepublican368,1365.14%State Won; 3rd1976Gerald FordBob DoleRepublican274,878 4.21%3rd1980Ronald ReaganGeorge H. W. BushRepublican256,131 4.13%State Won; 4th1984Ronald ReaganGeorge H. W. BushRepublican288,244 4.24%State Won; 3rd1988George H. W. BushDan QuayleRepublican243,4573.75%3rd1992George H. W. BushDan QuayleRepublican177,0002.56%4th1996Bob DoleJack KempRepublican183,3922.90%4th2000George W. BushDick CheneyRepublican144,797 2.12%4th2004George W. BushDick CheneyRepublican155,5742.10%3rd2008John McCainSarah PalinRepublican170,4752.23%3rd2012Mitt RomneyPaul RyanRepublican262,3043.71%3rd2016Donald TrumpMike PenceRepublican292,3923.81%3rd2020Donald TrumpMike PenceRepublican295,6573.44%4th2020 Election Results , New York State Board of Elections, December 3, 2020.2024Donald TrumpJD VanceRepublican321,7333.89%3rd

U.S. Senate Class I Seat

+ Year Party designee Designee Party # Votes % Votes Place Notes1964Henry PaolucciConservative212,2162.97%4th1970James L. BuckleyConservative2,176,64037.05%Elected; 1st1976James L. BuckleyRepublican311,4944.93%3rd1982Florence SullivanRepublican175,6503.54%3rd1988Robert R. McMillanRepublican189,226 3.13%3rd1994Bernadette CastroRepublican276,5485.77%3rd2000Rick LazioRepublican191,141 2.82%3rd2006John SpencerRepublican179,287 3.99%3rd2010 (SE)Joseph J. DioGuardiRepublican244,3205.42%3rd2012Wendy E. LongRepublican241,0743.61%4th2018Chele Chiavacci FarleyRepublican246,1714.07%3rd2024Mike SapraiconeRepublican329,0704.12%4th

U.S. Senate Class III Seat The Conservative's candidate win in the 1970 United States Senate election in New York was the breakthrough race for the party.

+ Year Party designee Designee Party # Votes % Votes Place Notes1962Kieran O'DohertyConservative116,1512.04%4th1968James L. BuckleyConservative1,139,40217.31%3rd1974Barbara A. KeatingConservative822,58415.93%3rd1980Al D'AmatoRepublican275,1004.57%Elected; 4th1986Al D'AmatoRepublican212,1015.07%Re-elected; 3rd1992Al D'AmatoRepublican289,2584.48%Re-elected; 3rd1998Al D'AmatoRepublican274,2205.87%3rd2004Marilyn O'Grady Conservative220,960 3.30%3rd2010Jay TownsendRepublican240,8005.24%3rd2016Wendy LongRepublican267,6223.62%3rd2022Joe PinionRepublican296,6525.07%4th

U.S. House of Representatives

+ District Party designee Designee Party # Votes % Votes Place Notes1 No Candidate Nominated2 No Candidate Nominated3 No Candidate Nominated4 No Candidate Nominated5 No Candidate Nominated6 No Candidate Nominated7Erling AsheimConservative3,2401.87%4th8Charles P. HosteckConservative5,0712.56%4th9 No Candidate Nominated10 No Candidate Nominated11 No Candidate Nominated12 No Candidate Nominated13 No Candidate Nominated14 No Candidate Nominated15Luigi R. MaranoRepublican3,9373.17%3rd16David D. SmithRepublican6,9294.76%3rd17Kieran O'DohertyConservative9,4915.00%3rd18George S. SchuylerConservative6370.57%4th19Suzanne La FolletteConservative1,3631.11%4th20John ComninelConservative2,9441.96%4th21Thomes E. RockwellConservative1,7161.57%4th22Joseph F. JoyceConservative6960.81%4th23William J. Lee, Jr.Conservative2,4611.62%4th24 No Candidate Nominated25 No Candidate Nominated26Robert F. Mitchell, Jr.Conservative5,3392.87%4th27 No Candidate Nominated28J. Ernest WhartonRepublican2,0351.13%3rd29John D. MeaderRepublican1,3250.58%4th30 No Candidate Nominated31Robert C. McEwenRepublican1,3711.01%4th32 No Candidate Nominated33 No Candidate Nominated34R. Walter RiehlmanRepublican2,6411.41%4th35Robert M. QuigleyRepublican1,0280.59%4th36 No Candidate Nominated37 No Candidate Nominated38 No Candidate Nominated39 No Candidate Nominated40 No Candidate Nominated41 No Candidate Nominated42 No Candidate Nominated43 No Candidate Nominated

State Elections

Governor

+ Year Party designee Designee Party # Votes % Votes Place Notes1962David H. JaquithConservative141,8772.443rd of 51966Paul AdamsConservative510,0238.463rd of 61970Paul AdamsConservative422,5147.033rd of 61974Malcolm WilsonRepublican269,080 5.093rd of 91978Perry DuryeaRepublican242,9725.103rd of 91982Lewis LehrmanRepublican230,1534.383rd of 91986Andrew P. O'RourkeRepublican152,3063.553rd of 61990Herbert LondonConservative827,61420.403rd of 71994George PatakiRepublican328,6056.313rd of 91998George PatakiRepublican348,727 7.364th of 122002George PatakiRepublican176,8483.864th of 102006John FasoRepublican168,6543.804th of 92010Carl PaladinoRepublican232,2154.993rd of 112014Rob AstorinoRepublican250,6346.573rd of 102018Marc MolinaroRepublican253,6244.163rd of 102022Lee ZeldinRepublican313,1875.313rd of 4

Attorney General + Year Party designee Designee Party # Votes % Votes Place Notes1962Frederick S. DenninConservative99,4641.764th of 51966Mason L. HamptonConservative322,6935.653rd of 51970Leo KesselringConservative409,1697.413rd of 51974Edward F. CampbellConservative232,631 4.584th of 81978Michael RothRepublican259,199 5.933rd of 71982Frances A. SclafaniRepublican178,477 3.763rd of 61986Peter T. KingRepublican139,9643.583rd of 61990Bernard C. SmithRepublican284,244 7.423rd of 81994Dennis VaccoRepublican305,9616.573rd of 81998Dennis VaccoRepublican302,223 6.993rd of 82002Dora IrizarryRepublican124,657 3.024th of 82006Jeanine PirroRepublican168,0513.913rd of 82010Daniel M. Donovan, Jr.Republican281,5856.343rd of 72014John P. CahillRepublican239,2666.603rd of 72018Keith WoffordRepublican257,0904.293rd of 82022Michael HenryRepublican313,7285.413rd of 4

Comptroller + Year Party designee Designee Party # Votes % Votes Place Notes1962Thomas D. ColeConservative99,9711.774th of 61966Benjamin R. CrosbyConservative331,4675.803rd of 61970Anthony R. SpinelliConservative436,5847.943rd of 61974Bradley J. HurdConservative244,7015.023rd of 81978Edward ReganRepublican284,707 6.353rd of 71982Edward ReganRepublican262,716 5.543rd of 61986Edward ReganRepublican222,803 5.603rd of 61990Edward ReganRepublican391,743 10.163rd of 81994Herbert LondonRepublican282,9226.093rd of 81998Bruce A. BlakemanRepublican219,5484.973rd of 82002John FasoRepublican152,763 3.674th of 92006Christopher CallaghanRepublican206,427 4.993rd of 82010Harry WilsonRepublican243,4195.443rd of 72014Bob AntonacciRepublican246,6276.283rd of 72018Jonathan TrichterRepublican231,3803.843rd of 92022Paul RodriguezRepublican292,3375.074th of 4

State Assembly + Year # Votes % Votes # Seats % Seats Place Notes196200196600196821.33197021.33197210.67197410.67197600197800198000198200198400198600198800199000199200199400199600199800200000200200200400200600200800201000201200

Local Elections Mayor of Buffalo + Year Party designee Designee Party # Votes % Votes Place Notes1965Bernard KurtzConservative9740.563rd of 31969Alfreda SlominskiRepublican7,430 4.573rd of 51973John A. WestraConservative2,6402.483rd of 51977James D. GriffinConservative57,64241.971st of 51981James D. GriffinDemocratic2,5843.224th of 51985James D. GriffinRepublican10,0327.653rd of 61989James D. GriffinDemocratic1993Eugene M. FaheyConservative7,56614.293rd of 31997Sharon CaetanoConservative1,2581.765th of 52001Anthony MasielloDemocratic1,0992.884th of 42005Kevin J. HelferRepublican2,173 2.975th of 52009Byron BrownDemocratic6433.594th of 42013Byron BrownDemocratic6651.805th of 62017Anita L. HowardConservative1,3573.092nd of 7

Mayor of New York City + Year Party designee Designee Party # Votes % Votes Place Notes1965William F. BuckleyConservative341,22613.363rd of 81969John MarchiRepublican212,9058.914th of 71973Mario BiaggiConservative178,96710.494th of 71977Barry FarberConservative57,4374.004th of 101981John A. EspositoConservative60,1004.924th of 81985Diane McGrathRepublican22,1601.994th of 81989Ronald LauderConservative9,2710.514th of 91993George J. MarlinConservative9,4330.524th of 91997Didn't Endorse2001Terrence GrayConservative3,5770.248th of 122005Tom OgnibeneConservative14,6301.136th of 102009Stephen A. ChristopherConservative18,0151.565th of 102013Joseph J. LhotaRepublican24,8882.294th of 202017Nicole MalliotakisRepublican37,1973.254th of 102021Bill PepitoneConservative12,5751.124th of 10

References