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2002 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 New York Gubernatorial Election?

George Pataki won the 2002 New York Gubernatorial Election. George Pataki received 2,262,255 popular votes (49.4%). The main challenger was H. Carl McCall (33.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Pataki and McCall

Pataki +15.9 pts · won by 728,191 votes
George PatakiRepublicanWINNER49.4%
2,262,255 votes
H. Carl McCallDemocratic33.5%
1,534,064 votes
Tom GolisanoIndependence Party of New York14.28%
654,016 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% 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.