The 1998 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Republican incumbent George Pataki was re-elected with 54.3 percent of the vote over New York City council speaker Peter Vallone Jr. and businessman Tom Golisano. This remains the last New York state election in which a Republican won a majority of the vote.
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