| Year
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| 2002 | George E. Pataki & Mary O. Donohue *Republican *Conservative 2,163,935 (49 percent) | H. Carl McCall & Dennis Mehiel *Democratic *Working Families 1,448,137 (33 percent) | B. Thomas Golisano & Mary O. Donohue *Independence 631,752 (14 percent) | Gerard J. Cronin & Stasia T. Vogel *Right to Life 42,885 (0.98 percent) | Stanley Aronowitz & Jennifer Daniels *Green 40,481 (0.93 percent) | Thomas K. Leighton & Thomas J. Hillgardner *Marijuana Reform 22,481 (0.51 percent) | Andrew M. Cuomo & Charles G. King *Liberal 16,389 (0.37 percent) | Scott Jeffrey & Jay Greco *Libertarian 9,047 (0.21 percent)
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| 1998 | George E. Pataki & Mary O. Donohue *Republican *Conservative 2,571,991 | Peter F. Vallone Sr. & Max Frankel *Democratic *Working Families 1,570,317 | B. Thomas Golisano & Laureen A. Oliver *Independence 364,056 | Betsy McCaughey Ross & Jonathan C. Reiter *Liberal 77,915 | Michael Reynolds & Karen Prior *Right to Life 56,683 | Thomas K. Leighton & Jeffrey C. Wright *Marijuana Reform 24,788 | Mary Alice France *Unity 9,692 | Al Lewis & Alice Green *Green 52,533 | Al Duncan & Ruth Robinett *Socialist Workers 2,539 | Chris Garvey & Don Silberger *Libertarian 4,722
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| 1994 | George E. Pataki & Betsy McCaughey Ross *Republican *Conservative *Tax Cut Now 2,538,702 | Mario M. Cuomo & Stan Lundine *Democratic 2,364,904 | Walsh & Sutton *Right to Life 67,750 | Lane & Bockman *Socialist Workers 5,410 | B. Thomas Golisano & Fusco *Independence Fusion 217,490 | Robert L. Schulz & Stan Dworkin *Libertarian 9,506
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| 1990 | Mario M. Cuomo *Democratic
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| 1986 | Mario M. Cuomo *Democratic
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| 1982 | Mario M. Cuomo *Democratic
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