1982Final results
1982 election for New York Governor
Governor · New York
Mario Cuomo (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Lew Lehrman (R) by 3.5 points.
Mario CuomoDemocrat · winner
51.7%2,675,213
Lew LehrmanRepublican
48.3%2,494,827
5,170,040 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET