New York governor election history
Every New York governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.
Wins by party
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kathy C. Hochul | Democratic | Lee M. Zeldin | 7.2 | 5,962,278 |
| 2018 | Andrew Cuomo | Democratic | Marcus Molinaro | 24.0 | 6,230,959 |
| 2014 | Andrew Cuomo | Democratic | Robert P. Astorino | 14.7 | 3,924,990 |
| 2010 | Andrew Cuomo | Democratic | Carl P. Paladino | 27.7 | 4,769,741 |
| 2006 flip | Eliot Spitzer | Democratic | John J. Faso | 34.8 | 4,697,867 |
| 2002 | George Pataki | Republican | H. Carl McCall | 13.7 | 4,690,968 |
| 1998 | George Pataki | Republican | Peter Vallone | 14.1 | 4,985,932 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the most recent New York governor election?
Kathy C. Hochul won in 2022 by 7.2 points.
When did a Democrat last win a New York governor race?
In 2022, when Kathy C. Hochul won.
When did a Republican last win a New York governor race?
In 2002, when George Pataki won.
Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.