1982 New York gubernatorial election

The 1982 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic Governor Hugh Carey chose not to run for a third term. This resulted in an open race for Governor of New York in which Democratic Mario Cuomo narrowly defeated Republican Lewis Lehrman.

1982 New York gubernatorial election

November 2, 1982

Nominee Mario Cuomo Lewis Lehrman Party Democratic Republican Alliance Liberal Parties Conservative Running mate Alfred DelBello James L. Emery Popular vote 2,675,213 2,494,827 Percentage 50.9% 47.5%

County results Cuomo:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Lehrman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Hugh Carey Democratic Elected Governor Mario Cuomo Democratic

Results

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mario Cuomo	678,900	52.34%
	Democratic	Ed Koch	618,247	47.66%
Total votes			1,297,147	100.00%

General election

1982 New York gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mario Cuomo	2,559,607	48.71%	N/A
	Liberal	Mario Cuomo	115,606	2.20%	N/A
	Total	Mario Cuomo	2,675,213	50.91%	-0.04%
	Republican	Lewis Lehrman	2,248,741	42.80%	N/A
	Conservative	Lewis Lehrman	230,153	4.38%	N/A
	Statewide Independent	Lewis Lehrman	15,933	0.30%	N/A
	Total	Lewis Lehrman	2,494,827	47.48%	+2.26%
	Right to Life	Robert J. Bohner	52,356	1.00%	-2.73%
	Libertarian	John H. Northrup	16,913	0.32%	-0.08%
	Unity	Jane Benedict	6,353	0.12%	N/A
	New Alliance	Nancy Ross	5,277	0.10%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Diane Wang	3,766	0.07%	-0.20%
Total votes			5,254,705	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold