1986Final results
1986 election for New York Governor
Governor · New York
Mario Cuomo (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Andrew P. O'Rourke (R) by 34.1 points.
Mario CuomoDemocrat · winner
67.1%2,775,229
Andrew P. O'RourkeRepublican
32.9%1,363,810
4,139,039 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET