1986 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1986 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Mario Cuomo won the 1986 New York Gubernatorial Election. Mario Cuomo received 2,775,045 popular votes (64.63%). The main challenger was Andrew O'Rourke (31.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Cuomo and O'Rourke

Cuomo +32.9 pts · won by 1,411,077 votes
2,775,045 votes
1,363,968 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.6% 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.