2002 New York gubernatorial election

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The 2002 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Republican incumbent George Pataki was re-elected to a third term with 49.4 percent of the vote over state comptroller Carl McCall and businessman Tom Golisano. McCall carried New York City but performed poorly in upstate New York. Golisano received 14.3 percent of the vote, carrying his home county of Monroe and finishing ahead of McCall in 23 counties. As of 2026, this was the last time a Republican won any statewide election in New York, and this is the last time a Republican carried Westchester, Albany, Onondaga, and Tompkins counties in a gubernatorial election. This was the first time since 1978 that the winner of the gubernatorial election was of the same party as the incumbent president.

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