2006 New York Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2006 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Eliot Spitzer won the 2006 New York Gubernatorial Election. Eliot Spitzer received 3,086,709 popular votes (65.7%). The main challenger was John Faso (27.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Spitzer and Faso

Spitzer +38.6 pts · won by 1,812,374 votes
3,086,709 votes
1,274,335 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.2% 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.