Electoral history of Nelson Rockefeller
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Electoral history of Nelson Rockefeller, who served as the 41st vice president of the United States (1974–1977), the 49th governor of New York (1959–1973), and was a three-time candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination (1960; 1964; 1968).
1966
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nelson Rockefeller/Malcolm Wilson | 3,126,929 | 54.7% | |
| Democratic | W. Averell Harriman/George B. DeLuca | 2,269,969 | ||
| Liberal | W. Averell Harriman/George B. DeLuca | 283,926 | ||
| Total | W. Averell Harriman/George B. DeLuca | 2,553,895 | 44.7% | |
| Ind. Socialist | John T. McManus/Annette Rubinstein | 31,658 | 0.6% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nelson Rockefeller/Malcolm Wilson (inc.) | 3,081,587 | 53.1% | |
| Democratic | Robert M. Morgenthau/John J. Burns | 2,309,743 | ||
| Liberal | Robert M. Morgenthau/John J. Burns | 242,675 | ||
| Total | Robert M. Morgenthau/John J. Burns | 2,552,418 | 44% | |
| Conservative | David H. Jaquith/E. Vernon Carbonara | 141,877 | 2.4% | |
| Socialist Workers | Richard Garza/Sylvia Weinstein | 19,698 | 0.3% | |
| Socialist Labor | Eric Hass/John Emanuel | 9,762 | 0.2% | |
| Governor candidate | Running Mate | Party | Popular Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson A. Rockefeller | Malcolm Wilson | Republican | 2,690,626 | (44.61%) |
| Frank D. O'Connor | Howard J. Samuels | Democratic | 2,298,363 | (38.11%) |
| Paul L. Adams | Kieran O'Doherty | Conservative | 513,023 | (8.46%) |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. | Donald S. Harrington | Liberal | 507,234 | (8.41%) |
| Milton Herder | Doris Ballantyne | Socialist Labor | 12,730 | (0.21%) |
| Judith White | Richard Garza | Socialist Workers | 12,506 | (0.21%) |
1970
| Governor candidate | Running Mate | Party | Popular Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson A. Rockefeller | Malcolm Wilson | Republican | 3,151,432 | (52.41%) |
| Arthur Goldberg | Basil Paterson | Democratic, Liberal |
2,421,426 | (40.27%) |
| Paul L. Adams | Edward F. Leonard | Conservative | 422,514 | (7.03%) |
| Rasheed Storey | Grace Mora-Newman | Communist | 7,760 | (0.13%) |
| Clifton DeBerry | Jonathan Rothschild | Socialist Workers | 5,766 | (0.10%) |
| Stephen Emery | Arnold Babel | Socialist Labor | 3,963 | (0.07%) |