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[1] [2] However, apart from this election, New York State has participated in all 58 other elections in U.S. history. The political landscape of New York has undergone significant changes over the years. The Democratic Party has emerged as the dominant force in the state's politics, with a substantial majority of registered voters affiliating ...
Carter was running with Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale, and President Ford had selected Kansas Senator Bob Dole. The presidential election of 1976 was a very partisan election in New York, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either Carter or Ford. [1] Carter took 51.95% of the popular vote to Ford's 47.52%, a victory margin of 4.43%.
Party designee for President & Vice President Designees' Party # Votes % Votes Place [1] Notes 1968: Richard Nixon: Spiro Agnew: Republican Slate Not On Ballot [2] 1972: Richard Nixon: Spiro Agnew: Republican 368,136 5.14% State Won; 3rd [3] 1976: Gerald Ford: Bob Dole: Republican 274,878 4.21% 3rd [4] 1980: Ronald Reagan: George H. W. Bush ...
Ford was a member of the New York State Senate (18th D.) from 1896 to 1900, sitting in the 119th, 120th, 121st, 122nd, 123rd New York State Legislatures. In 1905, Ford was proposed as a fusion candidate for Mayor of New York, but the Republican party leaders would not commit themselves to municipal ownership of utilities, and the fusion did not ...
New York is a Democratic stronghold and is considered one of the "Big Three" Democratic strongholds alongside California and Illinois. The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of New York: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State (before 1927) Attorney General; State Comptroller; Treasurer (before ...
The 1976 New York state election was held on November 2. The only statewide elective offices up for election was a U.S. Senator from New York. Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan, with Liberal endorsement, defeated the incumbent Conservative James L. Buckley who had Republican endorsement. The approximate party strength at this election, as ...
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The results of elections in the state of New York have tended to be more Democratic-leaning than in most of the United States, with in recent decades a solid majority of Democratic voters, concentrated in New York City and some of its suburbs, including Westchester County, Rockland County and Long Island's Nassau county, and in the cities of ...