Mario Cuomo
★ Governor
- Born
- June 15, 1932
- Died
- January 1, 2015
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1982–1994
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cuomo10.0M
Opponents8.1M
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Elections run
Between 1982 and 1994, Mario Cuomo ran in 4 governor elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Cuomo's biggest single-election total was 2,775,045 votes, in the 1986 governor election in New York. Cuomo's closest win came in the 1982 governor election in New York, decided by 180,386 votes.
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How many votes has Mario Cuomo received?
Mario Cuomo has received 9,972,249 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | GovernorNew York | Lost | 2,364,90445.45% | George Pataki |
| 1990 | GovernorNew York | Won | 2,157,08753.17% | Pierre Rinfret Herbert London |
| 1986 | GovernorNew York | Won | 2,775,04564.63% | Andrew O'Rourke |
| 1982 | GovernorNew York | Won | 2,675,21350.91% | Lewis Lehrman |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q521145). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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