1970 New York gubernatorial election

The 1970 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Incumbent Republican Governor Nelson Rockefeller defeated the Democratic nominee, former UN Ambassador and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, by more than ten percentage points. On January 1, 1971, Rockefeller was sworn in for his fourth term as governor. Rockefeller received over 3.15 million votes in total, the highest total in any New York gubernatorial election until Andrew Cuomo received 3.64 million in 2018.

Goldberg's running mate, Basil Paterson, was the first African-American nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York. His son, David Paterson, would become the first African-American lieutenant governor of New York. Paterson would serve as governor of New York from 2008 to 2010 after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer.

After this election, no Republican would be elected Governor of New York until George Pataki in 1994.

Contested nominations

Conservative

Liberal

Democratic

Results

See also

• 1970 New York state election
• 2006 New York gubernatorial election

Bibliography

• Paterson, David "Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity."

References

1. 2006 New York gubernatorial election
2. 2026 New York gubernatorial election
3. New York gubernatorial elections
4. 2022 New York gubernatorial election
5. 2018 New York gubernatorial election
6. 2014 New York gubernatorial election
7. 2010 New York gubernatorial election
8. 1978 New York gubernatorial election
9. 1994 New York gubernatorial election
10. 1920 New York gubernatorial election
11. 1998 New York gubernatorial election
12. 1970 Georgia gubernatorial election
13. 2002 New York gubernatorial election
14. 1804 New York gubernatorial election
15. 1966 New York gubernatorial election
16. 1974 New York gubernatorial election
17. 1990 New York gubernatorial election
18. 1970 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
19. 1918 New York gubernatorial election
20. 1836 New York gubernatorial election