New York gubernatorial election, 1970
New York gubernatorial election, 1970

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The 1970 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.
Contested Nominations
Conservative
Liberal
Democratic
Results
| New York gubernatorial election, 1970 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Republican |
Nelson Rockefeller |
3,105,220 |
51.64% |
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Civil Service Ind. |
Nelson Rockefeller |
46,212 |
0.77% |
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Total |
Nelson Rockefeller |
3,151,432 |
52.41% |
+7.80% |
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Democratic |
Arthur Goldberg |
2,158,355 |
35.90% |
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Liberal |
Arthur Goldberg |
263,071 |
4.38% |
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Total |
Arthur Goldberg |
2,421,426 |
40.27% |
+2.16% |
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Conservative |
Paul L. Adams |
422,514 |
7.03% |
-1.43% |
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Communist |
Rasheed Storey |
7,760 |
0.13% |
N/A |
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Socialist Workers |
Clifton DeBerry |
5,766 |
0.10% |
-0.11% |
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Socialist Labor |
Stephen Emery |
3,963 |
0.07% |
-0.14% |
| Majority |
730,006 |
12.14% |
+5.64% |
| Turnout |
6,012,861 |
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Republican hold |
References