The 1998 New York gubernatorial election was an election for the state
governorship held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent
Republican governor
George Pataki was re-elected with 54% of the vote.
This remains the last statewide election in New York where a Republican won a majority of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Peter Vallone Sr
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., Speaker of the New York City Council
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Betsy McCaughey Ross
Elizabeth Helen McCaughey (; née Peterken; born October 20, 1948), formerly known as Betsy McCaughey Ross, is an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998, during the first term of Governor George Pataki ...
, Incumbent Lieutenant Governor
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Charles J. Hynes, Former New York City Fire Commissioner and Incumbent District Attorney for Kings County
* James LaRocca
Polling
Statewide results
General election
Polling
Results
See also
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Governorship of George Pataki
George Elmer Pataki (; born June 24, 1945) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 53rd governor of New York from 1995 to 2006. An attorney by profession, Pataki was elected mayor of his hometown of Peekskill, New York, and went on ...
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1998
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Gubernatorial
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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