1982 New York gubernatorial election

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The 1982 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic Governor Hugh Carey chose not to run for a third term, which resulted in an open race. Democratic lieutenant governor Mario Cuomo narrowly defeated Republican banker Lewis Lehrman, who ran as a conservative. Both candidates had been considered unlikely victors of their respective parties' primaries. Cuomo had unexpectedly defeated New York City mayor Ed Koch, in a rematch of the 1977 mayoral election, to win the Democratic nomination. Cuomo was considered a political liberal who worked to revitalize the New Deal coalition. Entering the race as a political novice, Lehrman reportedly spent $7 million to boost his profile through advertising, beginning as early as January 1981. Lehrman ran a law and order campaign, referring to criminals as "savages" and pledging cuts to the state income tax. Cuomo ultimately won a race described as "a classic...

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