1974 New York gubernatorial election
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The 1974 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Incumbent Republican governor Malcolm Wilson, who had ascended to the governorship following Nelson Rockefeller's resignation to begin work with the Commission on Critical Choices for Americans in 1973, was defeated by Democratic Congressman Hugh Carey. Carey became the first Democratic Governor of New York since W. Averell Harriman was defeated by Rockefeller in 1958.
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November 5, 1974
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 County results Carey:
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60–70%
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Hugh Carey, U.S. Representative from Brooklyn
- Howard J. Samuels, consumer advocate and former Administrator of the United States Small Business Administration
Withdrew
- Ogden Reid, U.S. Representative from Purchase (withdrew May 31, 1974)[1][2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hugh Carey | 600,283 | 60.78 | |
| Democratic | Howard J. Samuels | 387,369 | 39.22 | |
| Total votes | 987,652 | 100.00 | ||
Conservative primary
Candidates
- Malcolm Wilson, incumbent Governor since 1973
- T. David Bullard
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Wilson (incumbent) | 21,279 | 59.79 | |
| Conservative | T. David Bullard | 14,312 | 40.21 | |
| Total votes | 35,591 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Wayne S. Amato (Courage)
- Hugh Carey, U.S. Representative from Brooklyn (Democratic and Liberal)
- Anton Chaitkin, author, historian, and LaRouche movement activist (U.S. Labor)
- John Emanuel (Socialist Labor)
- Derrick Morrison (Socialist Workers)
- Jose A. Ristorrucci (Communist)
- Jerome Tuccille, investment manager and anti-tax activist (Free Libertarian)
- Malcolm Wilson, incumbent Governor since 1973 (Republican and Conservative)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hugh Carey | 2,807,724 | 53.05% | ||
| Liberal | Hugh Carey | 220,779 | 4.17% | ||
| Total | Hugh Carey | 3,028,503 | 57.22% | +16.95% | |
| Republican | Malcolm Wilson | 1,950,587 | 36.85% | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Wilson | 269,080 | 5.08% | ||
| Total | Malcolm Wilson (incumbent) | 2,219,667 | 41.94% | −10.47% | |
| Courage | Wayne S. Amato | 12,459 | 0.24% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Jerome Tuccille | 10,503 | 0.20% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers | Derrick Morrison | 8,857 | 0.17% | +0.07% | |
| Communist | Jose A. Ristorrucci | 5,232 | 0.24% | −0.03% | |
| Socialist Labor | John Emanuel | 4,574 | 0.09% | +0.02% | |
| U.S. Labor | Anton Chaitkin | 3,151 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Majority | 808,836 | 15.28% | +3.14% | ||
| Turnout | 5,292,946 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
