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Elections 2020

New York New York Election Center

State Facts

Capitol: Albany
Nickname: Empire State
Bird: Eastern Bluebird
Motto: Ever upward

Past Presidential Elections

2012

Barack Obama: 63.4%
Mitt Romney: 35.2%

2008

Barack Obama: 62.9%
John McCain: 36.0%

2004

George Bush: 40.1%
John Kerry: 58.4%

2000

Al Gore: 60.2%
Ralph Nader: 3.6%
George Bush: 35.2%

1996

Bill Clinton: 59.5%
Ross Perot: 8.0%
Bob Dole: 30.6%

1992

Bill Clinton: 49.7%
Ross Perot: 15.7%
George Bush: 33.9%

1988

Michael Dukakis: 51.6%
George Bush: 47.5%

Previous Election Results, other races

2014 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Andrew Cuomo Democratic 361,380 65.3%
Zephyr Teachout Democratic 192,210 34.7%

2014 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Andrew Cuomo Democrat 2,069,480 54.3%
Howie Hawkins Green 184,419 4.8%
Rob Astorino Republican 1,537,077 40.3%

2012 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Kirsten Gillibrand Democrat 4,822,330 72.2%
Wendy Long Republican 1,758,702 26.3%

2010 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Schumer Democrat 3,047,880 66.3%
Jay Townsend Republican 1,480,423 32.2%

2010 Senate Special General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Kirsten Gillibrand Democrat 2,837,684 63.0%
Joseph DioGuardi Republican 1,582,693 35.1%

2010 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Andrew Cuomo Democrat 2,911,721 62.6%
Carl Paladino Republican 1,548,184 33.3%

2010 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Gary Bernsten Republican 188,628 44.6%
Jay Townsend Republican 234,440 55.4%

2010 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Rick Lazio Republican 184,348 38.4%
Carl Paladino Republican 295,336 61.6%

2006 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Eliot Spitzer Democrat 624,684 81.9%
Thomas Suozzi Democrat 138,263 18.1%

2006 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Hillary Clinton Democrat 640,955 83.7%
Jonathan Tasini Democrat 124,999 16.3%

2006 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Hillary Clinton Democrat 3,008,428 67.0%
John Spencer Republican 1,392,189 31.0%

2006 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Eliot Spitzer Democrat 3,086,709 69.6%
John Faso Republican 1,274,335 28.7%

2006 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
K.T. McFarland Republican 74,108 39.2%
John Spencer Republican 114,914 60.8%

2004 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Marilyn O'Grady Conservative 220,960 3.3%
Howard Mills Republican 1,625,069 24.2%
Charles Schumer Working Families 4,769,824 71.2%

2002 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Andrew Cuomo Democrat 93,195 14.7%
H. Carl McCall Democrat 539,883 85.3%

2002 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
H. Carl McCall Democrat 1,534,064 33.5%
Tom Golisano Independence 654,016 14.3%
George Pataki Republican 2,262,255 49.4%

2000 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Hillary Clinton Democrat 565,353 82.0%
Mark McMahon Democrat 124,315 18.0%

2000 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Hillary Clinton Democrat 3,747,310 55.3%
Rick Lazio Republican 2,915,730 43.0%

1998 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Hynes Democratic 109,333 14.8%
James Larocca Democratic 56,011 7.6%
Betsy McCaughy Ross Democratic 156,592 21.2%
Peter Vallone Democratic 416,147 56.4%

1998 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Geraldine Ferraro Democratic 201,625 26.4%
Mark Green Democratic 145,819 19.1%
Eric Melendez Democratic 28,493 3.7%
Charles Schumer Democratic 388,701 50.8%

1998 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Schumer Democratic 2,551,065 54.6%
Alfonse D'Amato Republican 2,058,988 44.1%

1998 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Peter Vallone Democratic 1,570,317 33.2%
Tom Golisano Independence Pty 364,056 7.7%
George Pataki Republican 2,571,991 54.3%