2002 New York gubernatorial election

The 2002 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Republican incumbent George Pataki was re-elected to a third term with 49.4 percent of the vote over state comptroller Carl McCall and businessman Tom Golisano. McCall carried New York City but performed poorly in upstate New York. Golisano received 14.3 percent of the vote, carrying his home county of Monroe and finishing ahead of McCall in 23 counties.

As of , this was the last time a Republican won any statewide election in New York, and this is the last time a Republican carried Westchester, Albany, Onondaga, and Tompkins counties in a gubernatorial election. This was the first time since 1978 that the winner of the gubernatorial election was of the same party as the incumbent president.

Republican primary

Candidates George Pataki, Governor of New York since 1995

Declined Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City (1994–2001)

Results Pataki won the Republican nomination unopposed.

Democratic primary Candidates H. Carl McCall, New York state comptroller

Withdrew Andrew Cuomo, former U.S. secretary of housing and urban development and son of former governor Mario Cuomo

Campaign Comptroller Carl McCall defeated Andrew Cuomo at the Democratic state convention, and Cuomo withdrew from the race less than a week before the Democratic primary.

Debate + 2002 New York gubernatorial election democratic primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Andrew Cuomo Carl McCall1 Aug. 18, 2002 WCBS-TV Marcia Kramer C-SPAN

Results

Other nominations Conservative and Independence

Besides his standard Republican nomination, Pataki sought the nominations of the Conservative Party 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 as a write-in candidate. Pataki secured the Conservative line. Candidate Conservative vote percentage Independence vote percentageGeorge Pataki 18,185 (86.86%) 9,026 (48.53%)Tom Golisano 2,751 (13.14%)9,572 (51.47%)

Liberal Andrew Cuomo was nominated by the Liberal Party before his withdrawal from the race, and his withdrawal came too late for his name to be removed from the Liberal Party line.

General election

Candidates

Stanley Aronowitz, CUNY Graduate Center professor of sociology and urban education (Green) Running mate: Jennifer Daniels, Syracuse physician and social activist Gerard Cronin, St. Francis Preparatory School social studies and history teacher (Right to Life) Running mate: Stasia T. Vogel, former Evans town prosecutor Tom Golisano, CEO of Paychex and 1994 and 1998 nominee for governor (Independence) Running mate: Mary Donohue, incumbent lieutenant governor since 1999 (also running as Republican) Scott Jeffrey, activist and director of internet radio for MTV Networks (Libertarian) Running mate: Jay Greco, intellectual property and startup attorney Thomas Leighton, 1998 nominee for governor (Marijuana Reform) Running mate: Thomas J. Hillgardner, Jamaica, Queens tenant advocate and lawyer H. Carl McCall, New York state comptroller (Democratic, Working Families) Running mate: Dennis Mehiel, chairman, CEO, and owner of Box USA George Pataki, incumbent governor since 1995 (Republican, Conservative) Running mate: Mary Donohue, incumbent lieutenant governor since 1999 (also running as Independence)

Withdrew

Andrew Cuomo, former U.S. secretary of housing and urban development and son of former governor Mario Cuomo (Liberal) Running mate: Charlie King, attorney, housing advocate, and former regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Report October 31, 2002Sabato's Crystal Ball November 4, 2002

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin George Pataki(R) CarlMcCall (D) TomGolisano (I) GeraldCronin (RTL) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSA October 28–30, 2002 567 (LV) ± 4.3% 47% 32% 17% 2% 1%

Debate + 2002 New York gubernatorial debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Independence Right to Life Independent Green LibertarianKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn George Pataki Carl McCall Tom Golisano Gerard Cronin Thomas Leighton Stanley Aronowitz Scott Jeffrey1 Oct. 20, 2002 WTVH-TV Maureen GreenMatt Mulcahy C-SPAN

Results

New York City results 2002 gubernatorial election in New York City Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Total DemocraticCarl McCall202,101121,050230,040160,74618,239732,13653.7%57.2%63.7%57.7%46.5%20.9% RepublicanGeorge Pataki117,86358,600141,846155,59959,656533,56439.1%33.4%30.8%35.6%45.0%68.4%

Results by county County George PatakiRepublican Carl McCallDemocratic Tom GolisanoIndependence All others Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Albany45,80440.9%45,74840.9%17,10115.3%3,2912.9%560.0%111,944 Allegany8,13461.3%2,04215.4%2.68320.2%4133.1%5,45141.1%13,272 Bronx58,60030.8%121,05063.7%7,8934.2%2,4311.2%-62,450-32.9%189,974 Broome32,39950.2%12,95620.1%17,47827.1%1,7212.7%14,92123.1%64,554 Cattaraugus12,40057.2%4,30219.8%4,28719.8%6843.1%8,09837.4%21,673 Cayuga14,20357.0%5,41721.8%4,59318.4%6892.8%8,78635.2%24,902 Chautauqua22,86960.5%8,32322.0%5,74715.2%8712.3%14,54638.5%37,810 Chemung16,39864.1%4,61918.0%4,01815.7%5652.2%11,77946.1%25,600 Chenango8,67660.8%2,52917.7%2,59718.2%4773.3%6,07942.6%14,279 Clinton17,11375.3%3,50515.4%1,5506.8%5442.4%13,60849.9%22,712 Columbia11,99553.3%6,45428.7%3,09113.7%9604.3%5,54124.6%22,500 Cortland7,85155.3%3,52224.8%2,39316.8%4393.1%4,32930.5%14,205 Delaware9,13961.3%2,87819.3%2,32015.6%5753.9%6,26142.0%14,912 Dutchess44,28958.3%18,60624.5%10,67114.0%2,4593.2%25,68333.8%76,025 Erie130,37744.4%85,36029.0%68,70223.4%9,5273.2%45,01715.4%293,966 Essex10,55075.9%1,79412.9%1,1838.5%3802.7%8,75663.0%13,907 Franklin8,62872.2%2,00916.8%9938.3%3132.6%6,61955.4%11,943 Fulton9,01257.3%3,05519.4%3,30121.0%3672.3%5,71136.3%15,735 Genesee9,58853.3%2,55314.2%5,40230.0%4542.5%4,18623.3%17,997 Greene9,36359.3%3,28120.8%2,62516.6%5313.4%6,08238.1%15,800 Hamilton1,74061.1%55019.3%48317.0%762.6%1,19041.8%2,849 Herkimer11,83460.3%3,17816.2%4,14021.1%4772.4%7,69439.2%19,629 Jefferson17,61666.8%3,89714.8%4,41416.7%4331.7%13,20250.1%26,360 Kings141,84635.6%230,04057.7%16,7874.2%9,8632.5%-88,194-22.1%398,536 Lewis5,82365.1%1,37015.3%1,56217.5%1952.2%4,26147.6%8,950 Livingston8,75743.8%3,65118.3%7,06635.4%5122.5%1,6918.4%19,986 Madison10,39352.8%4,20621.4%4,49322.8%5913.0%5,90030.0%19,683 Monroe81,11034.8%58,33425.0%87,96737.7%5,7882.5%-6,857-2.9%233,199 Montgomery9,28555.9%3,34620.2%3,57321.5%4012.4%5,71234.4%%16,605 Nassau232,78561.5%99,86526.4%35,8609.5%10,0012.7%132,92035.1%378,511 New York117,86333.4%202,10157.2%19,7435.6%13,3853.8%-84,238-23.8%353,092 Niagara32,00549.2%12,96619.9%18,27828.1%1,7742.7%13,72721.1%65,023 Oneida40,18657.4%13,71919.6%14,27420.4%1,8592.6%25,91237.0%70,038 Onondaga74,69451.4%39,11026.9%27,45918.9%4,0422.7%35,58424.5%145,305 Ontario15,48046.4%5,51216.5%11,47834.4%8872.6%4,00212.0%33,357 Orange53,95062.4%17,86620.7%11,91413.8%2,6613.0%36,08441.7%86,391 Orleans5,42648.9%1,56814.1%3,86934.9%2292.1%1,55714.0%11,092 Oswego17,39354.2%6,82621.3%7,11122.2%7562.4%10,28232.0%32,086 Otsego9,84655.9%4,10923.3%2,82416.0%8444.8%5,73732.6%17,623 Putnam19,99870.4%4,28415.1%3,21711.3%9163.3%15,71455.3%28,415 Queens155,59945.0%160,74646.5%21,5566.2%7,8172.2%-5,147-1.5%345,718 Rensselaer27,12050.0%15,49128.5%9,90818.3%1,7443.2%11,62921.5%54,263 Richmond59,65668.4%18,23920.9%7,5838.7%1,7171.9%11,62947.5%54,263 Rockland53,02562.7%22,05426.1%7,5578.9%1,9882.4%30,97136.6%84,624 Saratoga38,79755.2%16,88124.0%12,44817.7%2,2053.1%21,91631.2%70,331 Schenectady24,20148.2%14,37828.7%10,11620.2%1,4833.0%9,82319.5%50,178 Schoharie5,73154.3%2,29621.8%2,14120.3%3793.5%3,43532.5%10,547 Schuyler3,53560.9%1,04318.0%98917.0%2354.1%2,49242.9%5,802 Seneca5,96956.8%1,98618.9%2,27021.6%2912.8%3,69935.2%10,516 St. Lawrence19,63565.2%6,23420.7%3,62112.0%6082.1%13,40144.5%30,098 Steuben17,52363.9%3,41912.5%5,72120.9%7512.8%11,80243.0%27,414 Suffolk209,36159.1%82,77623.4%51,28814.5%10,7833.1%126,58535.7%354,208 Sullivan11,27956.4%4,94924.7%3,13315.7%6363.2%6,33031.7%19,997 Tioga9,56160.3%2,39615.1%3,45921.8%4282.7%6,10238.5%15,844 Tompkins10,99540.1%10,88739.7%3,33812.2%2,1697.9%1080.4%27,389 Ulster29,80151.9%15,56727.1%9,20516.0%2,8755.0%14,23424.8%57,448 Warren11,96458.3%4,83123.5%3,18215.5%5582.7%7,13334.8%20,535 Washington9,49156.5%3,76722.4%3,01217.9%5293.2%5,72434.1%16,799 Wayne12,55345.6%4,17115.1%10,16936.9%6422.3%2,3848.7%27,535 Westchester140,32955.6%82,09932.5%23,1139.2%6,8972.8%58,23023.1%252,438 Wyoming6,93154.8%2,03416.1%3,29926.1%3913.1%3,63228.7%12,655 Yates3,78153.2%1,31918.6%1,76824.9%2363.4%2,01328.3%7,104Totals2,262,25549.4%1,534,06433.5%654,01614.3%128,7432.8%728,19115.9%4,579,078 Counties that flipped from Republican to Independence Monroe (largest city: Rochester)

2002 New York gubernatorial election

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