New York Attorney General elections
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The New York Attorney General election is held every four years.[1]
1942–1990[]
| Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | √ Nathaniel Goldstein Republican 1,911,747 50.22% |
Democratic 1,520,415 39.94% |
Alexander Kahn American Labor 335,369 8.81% |
Joseph G. Glass Socialist 31,957 0.84% |
Eric Hass Socialist Labor 7,570 0.20% | ||
| 1946 | √ Nathaniel Goldstein Republican 2,629,561 55.38% |
Democratic 2,023,257 42.61% |
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr. Communist 95,798 2.02% | ||||
| 1950 | √ Nathaniel Goldstein Republican 2,524,134 50.69% |
Democratic 2,229,921 44.78% |
Frank Scheiner American Labor 212,990 4.28% |
Arthur Preis Socialist Workers 12,392 0.25% | |||
| 1954 | √ Jacob K. Javits Republican 2,603,858 51.23% |
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Democratic 2,430,959 47.82% |
George W. Fish American Labor 44,287 0.87% |
Catherine Gratta Socialist Workers 4,059 0.08% | |||
| 1958 | √ Louis Lefkowitz Republican 2,915,657 52.24% |
Democratic 2,353,374 42.16% |
Edward Goodell Liberal 280,655 5.03% |
Scott K. Gray, Jr. Socialist 31,746 0.57% | |||
| 1962 | √ Louis Lefkowitz Republican 3,111,072 55.16% |
Edward R. Dudley Democratic 2,408,653 42.71% |
Frederick S. Dennin Conservative 99,464 1.76% |
Leroy McRae Socialist Workers 21,086 0.37% | |||
| 1966 | √ Louis Lefkowitz Republican 3,062,355 53.57% |
Frank A. Sedita Democratic 2,033,981 35.58% |
Mason L. Hampton Conservative 322,693 5.65% |
Simeon Golar Liberal 284,813 4.98% |
Paul B. Boutelle Socialist Workers 12,333 0.22% | ||
| 1970 | √ Louis Lefkowitz Republican 3,213,834 58.18% |
Adam Walinsky Democratic 1,886,631 34.15% |
Leo Kesselring Conservative 409,169 7.41% |
Miguel Padilla, Jr. Socialist Workers 14,306 0.26% | |||
| 1974 | √ Louis Lefkowitz Republican 2,624,637 51.63% |
Robert Abrams Democratic 2,189,654 43.07% |
Edward F. Campbell Conservative 232,631 4.58% |
Raymond H. Markey, Jr. Socialist Workers 12,283 0.24% |
Raymond H. Martino Labor 10,161 0.20% |
Leland W. Schubert Libertarian 8,092 0.16% |
Michael Zagarell Communist 6,424 0.13% |
| 1978 | √ Robert Abrams Democratic 2,352,484 53.78% |
Republican 1,973,490 45.12% |
Dolores Grande Libertarian 17,381 0.40% |
Jeffrey Reeves Communist 15,655 0.36% |
Raymond H. Markey, Jr. Socialist Workers 15,072 0.35% | ||
| 1982 | √ Robert Abrams Democratic 3,056,950 64.44% |
Republican 1,560,474 32.90% |
Kevin P. McGovern Right to Life 101,357 2.14% |
Dolores Grande Libertarian 24,925 0.53% | |||
| 1986 | √ Robert Abrams Democratic 2,548,386 65.13% |
Peter T. King Republican 1,344,344 34.36% |
Michael A. Hardy New Alliance 20,100 0.51% | ||||
| 1990 | √ Robert Abrams Democratic 2,404,791 62.73% |
Bernard C. Smith Republican 1,229,318 32.07% |
Robert F. Nolan Right to Life 136,880 3.57% |
Margaret Fries Libertarian 22,602 0.59% |
Fred Newman New Alliance 22,437 0.59% |
Natalie Harris Socialist Workers 17,272 0.45% |
1994–present[]
1994[]
The 1994 election was held on November 8. Republican Dennis Vacco won an open seat in a close election, as Robert Abrams, the Democratic incumbent, decided not to seek reelection.
| Year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | √ Dennis C. Vacco Republican Conservative 2,294,528 49.28% |
Karen Burstein Democratic Liberal 2,206,188 47.38% |
Alfred I. Skidmore Right to Life 85,649 1.84% |
James M. Hartman Independence Fusion 37,500 0.81% |
Daniel A. Conti Libertarian 19,202 0.41% |
Nancy H. Rosenstock Socialist Workers 13,416 0.29% |
5,325,323 ballots were cast. Out of them, 668,840 were declared blank, void or missing.
1998[]
The 1998 election was held on November 3. Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer narrowly unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco :
| Year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | √ Eliot L. Spitzer Democratic Liberal 2,084,948 48.20% |
Dennis C. Vacco Republican Conservative 2,059,762 47.62% |
Catherine Abate Independence 81,439 1.88% |
Robert W. Dapelo Right to Life 60,399 1.40% |
Daniel A. Conti, Jr. Libertarian 19,864 0.46% |
Johann L. Moore Green 18,984 0.44% |
4,985,474 ballots were cast. Out of them, 660,078 were declared blank, void or missing.
2002[]
The 2002 election was held on November 5. Democratic incumbent Eliot Spitzer was reelected by a wide margin:
| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | √ Eliot L. Spitzer Democratic Independence Liberal Working Families 2,744,302 66.42% |
Dora Irizarry Republican Conservative 1,234,899 29.89% |
John J. Broderick Right to Life 78,268 1.89% |
Mary Jo Long Green 50,755 1.23% |
Daniel A. Counti, Jr. Libertarian 23,213 0.56% |
4,690,536 ballots were cast. Out of them, 559,099 were declared blank, void or missing.
2006[]
The 2006 election was held on November 7. Andrew Cuomo was elected to replace incumbent Eliot Spitzer who successfully ran for governor.
| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | √ Andrew Cuomo Democratic Working Families 2,509.311 58.31% |
Jeanine Pirro Republican Independence Conservative 1,692,580 39.33% |
Rachel Treichler Green 61,849 1.44% |
Christopher B. Garvey Libertarian 29,413 0.68% |
Martin Koppel Socialist Workers 10.197 0.24% |
4,701,065 ballots were cast. Out of them, 397,715 were declared blank, void or missing.
2010[]
The 2010 election was held on November 2, 2010. Eric Schneiderman was elected to replace incumbent Andrew Cuomo who successfully ran for governor.
2014[]
2018[]
See also[]
- New York gubernatorial elections
- New York state elections
- New York Comptroller elections
References[]
- ^ Attorney General - History, Our Campaigns, Retrieved 8 January 2014.
External links[]
- New York Elections, informedandenfranchised.com
- Our Campaigns, New York Attorney General
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