Electoral history of David Paterson

David Paterson has served in several elected positions, including the New York State Senate and as Lieutenant Governor of New York.

As a running mate to Eliot Spitzer, Paterson scored a landslide victory in the 2006 election with 69% of the vote. It was the largest margin of victory in a gubernatorial race in New York history, and the second-largest for any statewide race in New York history. The only larger victory was Chuck Schumer's 71% victory in his successful reelection bid for the U.S. Senate two years earlier. Spitzer carried all but three counties in the state.

2004

 * Mosley also ran on the Conservative line.

2002

 * Mosley also ran on the Conservative and Independence party lines.
 * Paterson also ran on the Liberal and Working Families party lines.

2000

 * Mosley also ran on the Reform Party line.
 * Paterson also ran on the Liberal and Working Families party lines.

1998

 * Paterson also ran on the Liberal party line.

1996

 * Paterson also ran on the Liberal party line.

1993

 * Alter also held the Republican and Liberal party designations
 * Reale also held the Conservative party designation
 * Percentages from THE 1993 PRIMARY: Public Advocate; Green Scores Big Victory Over His Five Opponents in The New York Times on September 15, 1993

1988

 * Paterson also ran on the Liberal party line.

1986

 * Kirkland also held the Liberal Party designation.

2010 governor's race polling
In February 2010, then Governor David Paterson, announced he would not run for a full term in 2010.

Works

 * Paterson, David Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity. New York, New York, 2020