1982 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1982 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Mario Cuomo won the 1982 New York Gubernatorial Election. Mario Cuomo received 2,675,213 popular votes (50.91%). The main challenger was Lewis Lehrman (47.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Cuomo and Lehrman

Cuomo +3.4 pts · won by 180,386 votes
2,675,213 votes
2,494,827 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.