1978 New York gubernatorial election

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The 1978 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Democratic incumbent Hugh Carey was reelected to a second term in office over former Assembly speaker Perry Duryea. Carey was the first Democratic governor to win re-election since Herbert H. Lehman in 1938. Carey faced a challenge from his own lieutenant governor, Mary Anne Krupsak, in the Democratic primary. He defeated Krupsak and state senator Jeremiah Bloom with 52 percent of the vote. Duryea secured the Republican nomination at the state convention without opposition, obviating the need for a primary.

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