New York gubernatorial election, 1978

The 1978 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978 to elect the Governor

Governor of New York

The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her...

and Lieutenant Governor of New York

Lieutenant Governor of New York

The Lieutenant Governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the government of New York State. It is the second highest ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four year term...

Results

**1978 General General election results**
Governor candidate	Running Mate Running mate A running mate is a person running together with another person on a joint ticket during an election. The term is most often used in reference to the person in the subordinate position but can also properly be used when referring to both candidates, such as "Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen were...	Party	Popular Vote
Hugh Carey Hugh Carey Hugh Leo Carey was an American attorney, the 51st Governor of New York from 1975 to 1982, and a seven-term United States Representative .- Early life :...	Mario M. Cuomo Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994, and is the father of Andrew Cuomo, the current governor of New York.-Early life:...	Democratic	2,429,272	(50.95%)
Perry Duryea, Jr. Perry Duryea Perry Belmont Duryea, Jr. was an American politician.-Life:His father ran a wholesale seafood business, Perry B. Duryea and Son, Inc., in Montauk...	Bruce Caputo	Republican, Conservative	2,156,404	(45.22%)
Mary Jane Tobin	Ellen McCormack	Right to Life New York State Right to Life Party The New York State Right to Life Party was founded to oppose the legalization of abortion in New York in 1970. The party first made the state ballot in the 1978 gubernatorial election, where its candidate Mary Jane Tobin won 130,000 votes...	130,193	(2.73%)
Gary Greenberg	James Franz	Libertarian	18,990	(0.40%)
Dianne M. Feeley	Kevin E. Kellogg	Socialist Workers	12,987	(0.27%)
Jarvis Tyner	Grace Mora-Newman	Communist	11,400	(0.24%)
Paul Gallagher	J. Philip Rubinstein	Labor	9,073	(0.19%)

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