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The1970 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970 to elect thegovernor andlieutenant governor of New York. Incumbent Republican GovernorNelson Rockefeller defeated the Democratic nominee, former UN Ambassador andU.S. Supreme Court JusticeArthur Goldberg, by more than ten percentage points. On January 1, 1971, Rockefeller was sworn in for his fourth term as governor. Rockefeller received over 3.15 million votes in total, the highest total in any New York gubernatorial election until Andrew Cuomo received 3.64 million in2018.
Goldberg's running mate,Basil Paterson, was the first African-American nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York. His son,David Paterson, would become the first African-American lieutenant governor of New York. Paterson would serve as governor of New York from 2008 to 2010 after the resignation ofEliot Spitzer.
After this election, no Republican would be elected Governor of New York untilGeorge Pataki in1994.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul L. Adams | 75 | 97.40 | |
| Conservative | Mario Procaccino(Write-In) | 2 | 2.60 | |
| Total votes | 77 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Goldberg | 211 | 70.33 | |
| Liberal | Robert M. Morgenthau | 81 | 27.00 | |
| Liberal | Howard J. Samuels | 8 | 2.67 | |
| Total votes | 300 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Arthur Goldberg | 496,648 | 52.16 | |
| Democratic | Howard J. Samuels | 455,482 | 47.84 | |
| Total votes | 952,130 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nelson Rockefeller | 3,105,220 | 51.64% | ||
| Civil Service Ind. | Nelson Rockefeller | 46,212 | 0.77% | ||
| Total | Nelson Rockefeller (incumbent) | 3,151,432 | 52.41% | +7.80% | |
| Democratic | Arthur Goldberg | 2,158,355 | 35.90% | ||
| Liberal | Arthur Goldberg | 263,071 | 4.38% | ||
| Total | Arthur Goldberg | 2,421,426 | 40.27% | +2.16% | |
| Conservative | Paul L. Adams | 422,514 | 7.03% | −1.43% | |
| Communist | Rasheed Storey | 7,760 | 0.13% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers | Clifton DeBerry | 5,766 | 0.10% | −0.11% | |
| Socialist Labor | Stephen Emery | 3,963 | 0.07% | −0.14% | |
| Majority | 730,006 | 12.14% | +5.64% | ||
| Turnout | 6,012,861 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
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