DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Hugh L. Carey
Last held office: Governor of New York (1978–1982). Ran in 1 election in 1978, winning 1.
- Last margin
- +6.0
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 1
- 1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Carey 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 Carey has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Carey won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Governor of New York | General | Won | Perry B. Duryea (R) | 53% | D+6.0 | D+4.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Carey has held
- Governor of New York · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Carey has run against
- Perry B. Duryea (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive