1978Final results
1978 election for New York Governor
Governor · New York
Hugh L. Carey (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Perry B. Duryea (R) by 6.0 points.
Hugh L. CareyDemocrat · winner
53.0%2,429,272
Perry B. DuryeaRepublican
47.0%2,156,404
4,585,676 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET