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The 1978 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. It was the first reelection of a Democratic governor in New York since 1938.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Jeremiah B. Bloom, state senator from Queens
- Hugh L. Carey, incumbent governor since 1975
- Mary Anne Krupsak, lieutenant governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hugh L. Carey (incumbent) | 376,457 | 51.98% | |
| Democratic | Mary Anne Krupsak | 244,252 | 33.73% | |
| Democratic | Jeremiah B. Bloom | 103,479 | 14.29% | |
| Democratic | Blank-Void-Scattering-Other | 28,726 | 3.97% | |
| Total votes | 724,188 | 100.00% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hugh Carey | 2,305,815 | 48.36% | ||
| Liberal | Hugh Carey | 123,457 | 2.59% | ||
| Total | Hugh Carey (incumbent) | 2,429,272 | 50.95% | -6.27% | |
| Republican | Perry Duryea | 1,913,432 | 40.13% | ||
| Conservative | Perry Duryea | 242,972 | 5.10% | ||
| Total | Perry Duryea | 2,156,404 | 45.22% | +3.28% | |
| Right to Life | Mary Jane Tobin | 130,193 | 2.73% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Gary Greenberg | 18,990 | 0.40% | +0.20% | |
| Socialist Workers | Dianne M. Feeley | 12,987 | 0.27% | +0.10% | |
| Communist | Jarvis Tyner | 11,400 | 0.24% | +0.14% | |
| U.S. Labor | Paul Gallagher | 9,073 | 0.19% | +0.13% | |
| Majority | 272,868 | 5.72% | -9.56% | ||
| Turnout | 4,768,319 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||