Electoral history of David Paterson

David Paterson has served in several elected positions, including the New York State Senate and as Lieutenant Governor of New York.

As a running mate to Eliot Spitzer, Paterson scored a landslide victory in the 2006 election with 69% of the vote. It was the largest margin of victory in a gubernatorial race in New York history, and the second-largest for any statewide race in New York history. The only larger victory was Chuck Schumer's 71% victory in his successful reelection bid for the U.S. Senate two years earlier. Spitzer carried all but three counties in the state.Fact|date=September 2008

2006

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Eliot Spitzer
David Paterson
votes = 2,882,524
percentage = 69.0%
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party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = John Faso C. Scott Vanderhoef
votes = 1,217,516
percentage = 29.2%
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party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Malachy McCourt Alison Duncan
votes = 40,729
percentage = 1.0%
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2004

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Paterson (I)
votes = 79,494
percentage = 93.1%
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party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Alphonzo Mosley
votes = 5,945
percentage = 6.9%
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*Mosley also ran on the Conservative line.

2002

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Paterson (I)
votes = 49,852
percentage = 91.8%
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party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Alphonzo Mosley
votes = 3,887
percentage = 7.2%
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*Mosley also ran on the Conservative and Independence party lines.
*Paterson also ran on the Liberal and Working Families party lines.

2000

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Paterson (I)
votes = 77,853
percentage = 96.0%
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Alphonzo Mosley
votes = 3,252
percentage = 4.0%
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*Mosley also ran on the Reform Party line.
*Paterson also ran on the Liberal and Working Families party lines.

1998

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Paterson (I)
votes = 52,344
percentage = 96.5%
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Zelda S. Owens
votes = 1,908
percentage = 3.5%
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*Paterson also ran on the Liberal party line.

1996

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Paterson (I)
votes = 55,849
percentage = 97.0%
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independence Party of New York
candidate = Alphonzo Mosley
votes = 1,864
percentage = 3.0%
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*Paterson also ran on the Liberal party line.

1994

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candidate = David Paterson (I)
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1993

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title=New York City Public Advocate, 1993 – Democratic Primary Election box candidate no party with winner
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candidate = Consumer Affairs Commissioner Mark Green
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candidate = Harlem State Senator David Paterson
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candidate = Bronx City Councilwoman Susan Alter
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*Alter also held the Republican and Liberal party designations [Hicks, Jonathan P. " [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE4DE133CF930A35752C1A965958260 THE 1993 ELECTIONS: Public Advocate; Green Breezes in Rematch From Primary] ". "New York Times". November 3, 1993.]
*Reale also held the Conservative party designation [" [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7DC163DF936A3575AC0A965958260 Mark Green for Public Advocate] ". "New York Times". September 5, 1993.]

1992

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party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Paterson (I)
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party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = John L. Wood
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1990

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party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Paterson (I)
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1988

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Paterson (I)
votes = 67,961
percentage = 90.3%
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Ernest Mabry
votes = 6,588
percentage = 8.7%
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party = Conservative Party of New York
candidate = John T. Gatto
votes = 787
percentage = 1.0%
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*Paterson also ran on the Liberal party line.

1986

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party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Paterson (I)
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party = Liberal Party of New York
candidate = Galen Kirkland
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title=New York State Senate, 29th District, 1986 – Democratic Primary [" [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F5071EFB3B5E0C7B8CDDA00894DE484D81 PRIMARIES AND CANDIDATES] ". "New York Times". September 8, 1986. Late City Final Edition, Section B, Page 4, Column 5.] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = David Paterson (I)
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candidate = Tenant Activist Galen Kirkland
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candidate = Community Board Member Philip H.P. Reed
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*Kirkland also held the Liberal Party designation. [Schmalz, Jeffrey. " [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50711FF3A5E0C7B8CDDA00894DE484D81 43 LEGISLATIVE CONTESTS ARE ON PRIMARY BALLOTS] ". "New York Times". September 8, 1986.]

1985

Election box begin | title=Special election results, New York State Senate, 29th District, 1985 [" [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0715FB3E5C0C748CDDA80994DD484D81 THE '85 ELECTIONS;ELECTION RESULTS IN VOTING TUESDAY IN CITY AND ON LONG ISLAND; VOTE TOTALS FOR THE ELECTIONS HELD IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY] ". "New York Times". November 7, 1985. Late City Final Edition, Section B, Page 6, Column 1.] Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Paterson (I)
votes = 22,284
percentage = 69.4%
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party = Liberal Party of New York
candidate = Galen Kirkland
votes = 6,126
percentage = 19.1%
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Joseph Holland
votes = 3,266
percentage = 10.2%
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party = Conservative Party of New York
candidate = John T. Gatto
votes = 422
percentage = 1.3%
change = Election box begin no party
title=New York State Senate, 29th District Special Election, 1985 – Democratic Nominating convention [" [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE7D81639F935A2575AC0A963948260 Ex-Prosecutor Is Nominated For a Manhattan Senate Seat] ". "New York Times". September 16, 1985.] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = David Paterson
votes = 376
percentage = 58%
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winner =
candidate = Tenant Activist Galen Kirkland
votes = 272
percentage = 42%
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