1990 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1990 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Mario Cuomo won the 1990 New York Gubernatorial Election. Mario Cuomo received 2,157,087 popular votes (53.17%). The main challenger was Pierre Rinfret (21.35%).

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

Cuomo +31.8 pts · won by 1,291,139 votes
2,157,087 votes
865,948 votes
Herbert LondonConservative Party of New York20.4%
827,614 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.1% 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.