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1974 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Hugh Carey won the 1974 New York Gubernatorial Election. Hugh Carey received 3,028,503 popular votes (57.22%). The main challenger was Malcolm Wilson (41.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Carey and Wilson

Carey +15.3 pts · won by 808,836 votes
Hugh CareyDemocraticWINNER57.22%
3,028,503 votes
Malcolm WilsonRepublican41.94%
2,219,667 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.