The New York gubernatorial election of 2002 was an election for the state governorship held on November 5, 2002. Governor George Pataki, the two-term Republican incumbent, was re-elected with 49% of the vote, defeating both the Democratic nominee, State Comptroller Carl McCall and Independence Party candidate Tom Golisano. McCall received 33 percent of the vote while Golisano received 14% of the vote after spending over $70 million of his own personal fortune. This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is the current Governor of New York State and has held that office since January 1995. ... The Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States two-party system, the other one being the Democratic Party. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... H. Carl McCall (born 1935) is a former Comptroller of New York State and was the Democratic candidate in the 2002 election for state governor. ... The Independence Party is a political party in the U.S. state of New York. ... Blase Thomas Golisano (1942-) is the billionaire founder of Paychex, the second-largest payroll processor in the United States, and owner of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team. ...

Final election Results

Governor candidate	Running Mate	Party	Popular Vote (PV)
George E. Pataki (inc.)	Mary O. Donohue (inc.)	Republican, Conservative	2,262,255	48.23%
H. Carl McCall	Dennis Mehiel	Democratic, Working Families	1,534,064	32.70%
B. Thomas Golisano	Mary O. Donohue	Independence	654,016	13.94%
Gerard J. Cronin	Stasia T. Vogel	Right to Life	44,195	0.94%
Stanley Aronowitz	Jennifer Daniels	Green	41,797	0.89%
Thomas K. Leighton	Thomas J. Hillgardner	Marijuana Reform	21,977	0.47%
Andrew M. Cuomo	Charles G. King	Liberal	15,761	0.34%
Scott Jeffrey	Jay Greco	Libertarian	5,013	0,11%
Other elections: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008

A running mate is a person running for a subordinate position on a joint ticket during an election. ... Image File history File links Governor-result-2002-NY.gif I am the author of this map and not reserve any rights. ... George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is the current Governor of New York State and has held that office since January 1995. ... Mary Donohue is the Lieutenant Governor of New York State. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Conservative Party of New York is an American political party active only in the state of New York. ... H. Carl McCall (born 1935) is a former Comptroller of New York State and was the Democratic candidate in the 2002 election for state governor. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... The Working Families Party (WFP) is a left-wing-progressive minor political party in the US state of New York, which has now expanded efforts into a number of other states, including the creation of the Connecticut Working Families Party and organizing projects in a number of other states. ... Blase Thomas Golisano (1942-) is the billionaire founder of Paychex, the second-largest payroll processor in the United States, and owner of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team. ... Mary Donohue is the Lieutenant Governor of New York State. ... The New York State Right to Life Party was founded to oppose the legalization of abortion in New York in 1970. ... Image:Aronowitzhead155. ... In United States politics, the Green Party has been active as a third party since the 1980s. ... Thomas J. Hillgardner ran for Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York in 2002 on the Marijuana Reform Party. ... The Marijuana Reform Party of New York State is a minor, one-issue political party active in New York State dedicated to the legalization of cannabis. ... Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957) was the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton between 1997 and 2001. ... The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party active only in the state of New York. ... The Libertarian Party is a United States political party created in 1971. ... Albany Clinton 61. ... Albany Gore 60. ...

See also

• Election results, New York Attorney General
• California gubernatorial election, 2002
• U.S. Senate election, 2002

The New York Attorney General election is held every four years. ... Republican hold in light red, Republican pickup in dark red, Democratic hold in light blue, Democratic pickup in dark blue. ...

The New York gubernatorial election of 2006 will be a race for the state governorship. ...

External links

• Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism coverage of election
• Gotham Gazette coverage of election
• Marist Poll coverage of election