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Elections / 1986 · Governor · NY

Mario Cuomo won New York's 1986 governor's race.

Mario Cuomo (Democrat) led by 32.9 points statewide.

Statewide result
New York 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mario CuomoDDemocratic2,775,04564.6%
Andrew O'RourkeRRepublican1,363,96831.8%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1984R+8.0Governor 1986D+34.1vs. baselineD+42.1

New York's 1986 governor race ran 42.1 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.

Same ballot, 1986NY