Cuomo won with an absolute majority of the vote, meaning that Rinfret and London's combined performance would not have been enough for a unified right flank to win. Had London received just 38,334 more votes, the Conservative Party would have secured Line B on all ballots in New York through the 1994 New York gubernatorial election. Additionally, the party would have been entitled to take over privileges designated for the two major parties, including authority over state and county Boards of Elections.
This election remains the best performance of the Conservative Party, both in terms of number of votes and percentage, for a gubernatorial election.
Cuomo waited until June 1990 to officially announce his intention to run for a third term as governor, just 24 hours before the Democratic Party nominating convention. At the time, his approval rating hovered around 60% statewide, and his popularity meant that it was assumed that he would win reelection.[3]
Political commentators noted that Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine was active on the 1990 campaign trail in a way he had not been four years prior. This was interpreted as an effort to boost his name recognition in order to run for governor in an open field in 1994. However, Cuomo's decision to run for a fourth term in 1994 prevented this from occurring.[4]
Republican primaryedit
In early 1990, Rudy Giuliani and J. Patrick Barrett, Chair of the New York State Republican Party, were considered among the possible contenders for the Republican nomination for governor.[5]
Ultimately, Pierre Rinfret was chosen "by acclamation" as the Republican nominee for governor at the New York State Republican Convention held on May 30, 1990, in Rye Brook, New York.[6]
Since this election, the closest a minor party has come to taking over Line B with a candidate of its own was in 2002, when Tom Golisano, running on the Independence Party line, received 14.28% of the vote behind Carl McCall's 31.50% on the Democratic line, a difference of 17.22%.
The closest a single candidate has been on two different lines using fusion voting since the 1990 election was in 2006. In that election, John Faso received 23.54% on the Republican line and 3.59% on the Conservative line, a difference of 19.95%.
^"Cuomo to seek third term". UPI. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^Lynn, Frank (May 29, 1990). "Conservatives Balk as G.O.P. Prepares to Back Rinfret". New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
^"Cuomo to seek third term". UPI. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^Sack, Kevin (October 28, 1990). "On the Stump, Lundine Looks to '94". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^Associated Press (February 12, 1990), "Conservative party chief: Cuomo beatable", Star-Gazette, Elmira, New York, p. 6B, retrieved May 27, 2021
^Associated Press (May 31, 1990), "Rinfret accepts nomination, says he's 'no sacrificial lamb'", Press & Sun Bulletin, Binghamton, New York, p. 10B, retrieved May 27, 2021
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The 1990 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 6 1990 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo won a third term in office making him the first Democrat elected to three terms as Governor of New York since Herbert H Lehman 1990 New York gubernatorial election 1986 November 6 1990 1994 Nominee Mario Cuomo Pierre Rinfret Herbert LondonParty Democratic Republican ConservativeAlliance LiberalRunning mate Stan Lundine Geff Yancey Anthony DiPernaPopular vote 2 157 087 865 948 827 614Percentage 53 17 21 35 20 40 County results Cuomo 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Rinfret 30 40 40 50 London 30 40 40 50 Governor before electionMario CuomoDemocratic Elected Governor Mario CuomoDemocraticThough the Republican Party and Conservative Party had run the same candidate through fusion voting since 1974 the parties diverged in 1990 The Republican Party nominated Pierre Pete Rinfret a former presidential advisor who became a millionaire in the financial sector The Conservative Party nominated Herbert London the dean of NYU Gallatin While Rinfret was a relative moderate who supported abortion rights 1 London was known as a staunch social and fiscal conservative 2 Cuomo won with an absolute majority of the vote meaning that Rinfret and London s combined performance would not have been enough for a unified right flank to win Had London received just 38 334 more votes the Conservative Party would have secured Line B on all ballots in New York through the 1994 New York gubernatorial election Additionally the party would have been entitled to take over privileges designated for the two major parties including authority over state and county Boards of Elections This election remains the best performance of the Conservative Party both in terms of number of votes and percentage for a gubernatorial election Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 3 Legacy 4 Results 5 ReferencesDemocratic primary editCuomo waited until June 1990 to officially announce his intention to run for a third term as governor just 24 hours before the Democratic Party nominating convention At the time his approval rating hovered around 60 statewide and his popularity meant that it was assumed that he would win reelection 3 Candidates edit NomineeMario Cuomo incumbent GovernorPolitical commentators noted that Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine was active on the 1990 campaign trail in a way he had not been four years prior This was interpreted as an effort to boost his name recognition in order to run for governor in an open field in 1994 However Cuomo s decision to run for a fourth term in 1994 prevented this from occurring 4 Republican primary editIn early 1990 Rudy Giuliani and J Patrick Barrett Chair of the New York State Republican Party were considered among the possible contenders for the Republican nomination for governor 5 Ultimately Pierre Rinfret was chosen by acclamation as the Republican nominee for governor at the New York State Republican Convention held on May 30 1990 in Rye Brook New York 6 Candidates edit NomineePierre A Rinfret economistLegacy editSince this election the closest a minor party has come to taking over Line B with a candidate of its own was in 2002 when Tom Golisano running on the Independence Party line received 14 28 of the vote behind Carl McCall s 31 50 on the Democratic line a difference of 17 22 The closest a single candidate has been on two different lines using fusion voting since the 1990 election was in 2006 In that election John Faso received 23 54 on the Republican line and 3 59 on the Conservative line a difference of 19 95 Results editNew York gubernatorial election 1990 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mario Cuomo 2 086 070 51 42 Liberal Mario Cuomo 71 017 1 75 Total Mario Cuomo Stan Lundine incumbents 2 157 087 53 17 11 46 Republican Pierre A Rinfret George Yancey 865 948 21 35 10 42 Conservative Herbert London Anthony DiPerna 827 614 20 40 16 85 Right to Life Louis P Wein 137 804 3 40 0 35 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 31 089 0 77 0 21 Libertarian W Gary Johnson 24 611 0 61 N ASocialist Workers Craig Gannon 12 743 0 31 N AMajority 1 291 139 31 83 1 03 Turnout 4 056 896Democratic holdReferences edit Cuomo to seek third term UPI Retrieved October 11 2021 Lynn Frank May 29 1990 Conservatives Balk as G O P Prepares to Back Rinfret New York Times Retrieved June 15 2015 Cuomo to seek third term UPI Retrieved October 11 2021 Sack Kevin October 28 1990 On the Stump Lundine Looks to 94 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved October 11 2021 Associated Press February 12 1990 Conservative party chief Cuomo beatable Star Gazette Elmira New York p 6B retrieved May 27 2021 Associated Press May 31 1990 Rinfret accepts nomination says he s no sacrificial lamb Press amp Sun Bulletin Binghamton New York p 10B retrieved May 27 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1990 New York gubernatorial election amp 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