2002 governor elections · New York history
New York governor election 2002
George Pataki REP +13.7 · held 11/5/02
- Votes counted
- 4,690,968
- Margin
- 13.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
General election 11/5/02
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pataki Won | REP | 2,085,407 | 44.46% | |
| George Pataki Won | CRV | 176,848 | 3.77% | |
| H. Carl McCall | DEM | 1,443,531 | 30.77% | |
| Thomas Golisano | IDP | 654,016 | 13.94% | |
| Blank/Void/Scattering | — | 111,890 | 2.39% | |
| H. Carl McCall | WFP | 90,533 | 1.93% | |
| Gerard Cronin | RTL | 44,195 | 0.94% | |
| Stanley Aronowitz | GRE | 41,797 | 0.89% | |
| Thomas Leighton | MRP | 21,977 | 0.47% | |
| Andrew Cuomo | LBL | 15,761 | 0.34% | |
| Scott Jeffrey | LIB | 5,013 | 0.11% | |
| Total | 4,690,968 | |||
Official source: 2002_gov.pdf
Other New York governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kathy C. Hochul | 7.2 |
| 2018 | Andrew Cuomo | 24.0 |
| 2014 | Andrew Cuomo | 14.7 |
| 2010 | Andrew Cuomo | 27.7 |
| 2006 | Eliot Spitzer | 34.8 |
| 2002 | George Pataki | 13.7 |
| 1998 | George Pataki | 14.1 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 2002 New York governor race?
George Pataki (REP) won with 44.5% of the vote, ahead of H. Carl McCall (30.8%), a margin of 13.7 points.
Did the New York governor seat change party in 2002?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2002 New York governor race?
4,690,968 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.