George Pataki
Last held office: Governor of New York (1994–2006). Ran in 8 elections between 1984 and 2002, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +15.9
- Won 2002
- Elections
- 8
- 1984–2002
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Pataki was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Pataki has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Pataki won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Governor of New York | General | Won | Carl McCall (D), Tom Golisano (I), Gerard Cronin (RTL) | 49.4% | R+15.9 | D+26.2 | |
| 1998 | Governor of New York | General | Won | Peter Vallone Sr. (D), Tom Golisano (I), Betsy McCaughey (L) | 54.3% | R+21.2 | D+32.0 | |
| 1994 | Governor of New York | General | Won | Mario Cuomo (D), Tom Golisano (I), Robert T. Walsh (RTL) | 48.8% | R+3.3 | D+19.0 | |
| 1992 | New York State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Marshall S. Belkin (D), Mary B. Goodhue (I), James J. Hamilton (RTL) | 54.6% | R+27.0 | — | |
| 1990 | New York State Assembly, District 91 | General | Won | Patricia A. Vasta (RTL) | 92.4% | R+84.8 | — | |
| 1988 | New York State Assembly, District 91 | General | Won | Mark C. Zinna (D), Patricia A. Vasta (RTL) | 74.5% | R+51.0 | — | |
| 1986 | New York State Assembly, District 91 | General | Won | William J. Ryan (D), Patricia A. Vasta (RTL) | 62.3% | R+26.7 | — | |
| 1984 | New York State Assembly, District 91 | General | Won | William J. Ryan (D), James J. Hamilton (RTL) | 52.9% | R+7.2 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Pataki has held
- Governor of New York · 1994–2006
- New York State Senate, District 37 · 1992–1994
- New York State Assembly, District 91 · 1984–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Pataki has run against
- Carl McCall (D) · 2002 election, won
- Peter Vallone Sr. (D) · 1998 election, won
- Mario Cuomo (D) · 1994 election, won
- Marshall S. Belkin (D) · 1992 election, won
- Patricia A. Vasta (RTL) · 1990 election, won
- Mark C. Zinna (D) · 1988 election, won
- William J. Ryan (D) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 35 polls; Pataki’s best result was 57% (New York Governor, 1998).
Pataki’s polls in the database →