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  NY Lt. Governor
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Parents > United States > New York > Lieutenant Governor
OfficeLieutenant Governor
HonorificLieutenant Governor - Abbr: Lt. Gov.
Type Running Mate
Filing Deadline May 13, 1970 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1970 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1970 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1971 - 12:00pm
Term End December 18, 1973 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last Modifiedbudgeteer February 02, 2017 11:12am
Data SourcesNY Red Book
Description Wilson also ran on the Civil Service Independent line; Paterson also ran on the Liberal line.Wilson-CSI-46,212;REP-3,105,220. Patterson-LIB-263,071;Dem-2,158,355

Wilson became Governor upon the resignation of Nelson Rockefeller.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1966
NameMalcolm Wilson Votes2,690,626 (44.61%)
Term01/03/1967 - 01/03/1971 Margin392,263 (+6.50%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/18/1973
NameWarren M. Anderson Votes1 (100.00%)
Term12/18/1973 - 01/03/1975 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 23, 1970 NY Lt. Governor - D Primary
Basil A. Paterson
D 841,499

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Name (I) Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson St. Sen. Basil A. Paterson Edward F. Leonard Grace Mora-Newman Jonathan Rothschild Arnold Babel  
PartyRepublican Democratic Conservative Communist Socialist Workers Socialist Labor  
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Certified Votes 3,151,432 (52.41%) 2,421,426 (40.27%) 422,514 (7.03%) 7,760 (0.13%) 5,766 (0.10%) 3,963 (0.07%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -730,006 (-12.14%) -2,728,918 (-45.38%) -3,143,672 (-52.28%) -3,145,666 (-52.32%) -3,147,469 (-52.35%)  
Fusion Votes
R Republican3,105,220
CSI Civil Service Independent46,212
D Democratic2,158,355
L Liberal263,071
 
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