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The1974 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974 to elect theGovernor andLieutenant Governor of New York. Incumbent Republican governorMalcolm Wilson, who had ascended to the governorship followingNelson Rockefeller's resignation to begin work with theCommission on Critical Choices for Americans in 1973, was defeated by Democratic CongressmanHugh Carey. Carey became the first Democratic Governor of New York sinceW. Averell Harriman was defeated byNelson Rockefeller in1958.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hugh Carey | 600,283 | 60.78 | |
| Democratic | Howard J. Samuels | 387,369 | 39.22 | |
| Total votes | 987,652 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Wilson (incumbent) | 21,279 | 59.79 | |
| Conservative | T. David Bullard | 14,312 | 40.21 | |
| Total votes | 35,591 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hugh Carey | 2,807,724 | 53.05% | ||
| Liberal | Hugh Carey | 220,779 | 4.17% | ||
| Total | Hugh Carey | 3,028,503 | 57.22% | +16.95% | |
| Republican | Malcolm Wilson | 1,950,587 | 36.85% | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Wilson | 269,080 | 5.08% | ||
| Total | Malcolm Wilson (incumbent) | 2,219,667 | 41.94% | −10.47% | |
| Courage | Wayne S. Amato | 12,459 | 0.24% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Jerome Tuccille | 10,503 | 0.20% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers | Derrick Morrison | 8,857 | 0.17% | +0.07% | |
| Communist | Jose A. Ristorrucci | 5,232 | 0.24% | −0.03% | |
| Socialist Labor | John Emanuel | 4,574 | 0.09% | +0.02% | |
| U.S. Labor | Anton Chaitkin | 3,151 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Majority | 808,836 | 15.28% | +3.14% | ||
| Turnout | 5,292,946 | ||||
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