Electoral history of Nelson Rockefeller

Electoral history of Nelson Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (1974–1977), 49th Governor of New York (1959–1973) and three-time candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination (1960; 1964; 1968).

Nelson A. Rockefeller

Gubernatorial elections
Governor of New York, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nelson Rockefeller/Malcolm Wilson 3,126,929 54.7%
Democratic W. Averell Harriman/George B. DeLuca 2,269,969
Liberal W. Averell Harriman/George B. DeLuca 283,926
Total W. Averell Harriman/George B. DeLuca 2,553,895 44.7%
Independent Socialist John T. McManus/Annette T. Rubinstein 31,658 0.6%
Governor of New York, 1962
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nelson Rockefeller/Malcolm Wilson 3,081,587 53.1%
Democratic Robert M. Morgenthau/John J. Burns 2,309,743
Liberal Robert M. Morgenthau/John J. Burns 242,675
Total Robert M. Morgenthau/John J. Burns 2,552,418 44%
Conservative David H. Jaquith/E. Vernon Carbonara 141,877 2.4%
Socialist Workers Richard Garza/Sylvia Weinstein 19,698 0.3%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass/John Emanuel 9,762 0.2%

1966
1966 New York gubernatorial election
Governor candidate Running Mate Party Popular Vote
Nelson A. Rockefeller Malcolm Wilson Republican 2,690,626 (44.61%)
Frank D. O'Connor Howard J. Samuels Democratic 2,298,363 (38.11%)
Paul L. Adams Kieran O'Doherty Conservative 513,023 (8.46%)
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Donald S. Harrington Liberal 507,234 (8.41%)
Milton Herder Doris Ballantyne Socialist Labor 12,730 (0.21%)
Judith White Richard Garza Socialist Workers 12,506 (0.21%)

1970
1970 New York gubernatorial election
Governor candidate Running Mate Party Popular Vote
Nelson A. Rockefeller Malcolm Wilson Republican 3,151,432 (52.41%)
Arthur Goldberg Basil Paterson Democratic,
Liberal		 2,421,426 (40.27%)
Paul L. Adams Edward F. Leonard Conservative 422,514 (7.03%)
Rasheed Storey Grace Mora-Newman Communist 7,760 (0.13%)
Clifton DeBerry Jonathan Rothschild Socialist Workers 5,766 (0.10%)
Stephen Emery Arnold Babel Socialist Labor 3,963 (0.07%)

Presidential nomination elections

1960
1960 Republican Party presidential primaries:[1]
PartyCandidateAggregate votes%
RepublicanRichard Nixon4,975,93886.63
Unpledged314,2345.47
George H. Bender211,0903.68
James M. Lloyd48,4610.84
Nelson Rockefeller30,6390.53
Frank R. Beckwith19,6770.34

1964
1964 Republican Party presidential primaries:[2]
PartyCandidateAggregate votes%
RepublicanBarry Goldwater2,267,07938.33
Nelson Rockefeller1,304,20422.05
James A. Rhodes615,75410.41
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.386,6616.54
John W. Byrnes299,6125.07
William Scranton245,4014.15
Margaret Chase Smith227,0073.84
Richard Nixon197,2123.33
Unpledged173,6522.94
Harold Stassen114,0831.93
1964 Republican presidential nomination[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBarry Goldwater88367.51
William Scranton21416.36
Nelson Rockefeller1148.72
George Romney413.14
Margaret Chase Smith272.06
Walter H. Judd221.68
Hiram Fong50.38
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.20.15
First ballot Vote totals following vote shifts:
Goldwater – 1,220; Scranton – 50; Smith – 22;
Rockefeller – 6; Others – 10

1968
1968 Republican Party presidential primaries:[4]
PartyCandidateAggregate votes%
RepublicanRonald Reagan1,696,63237.93
Richard Nixon1,679,44337.54
James A. Rhodes614,49213.74
Nelson Rockefeller164,3403.67
Unpledged140,6393.14
Eugene McCarthy44,5201.00
Harold Stassen31,6550.71
Richard Nixon31,4650.70
1968 Republican presidential nomination[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRichard Nixon69251.92
Nelson Rockefeller27720.78
Ronald Reagan18213.66
James A. Rhodes554.13
George Romney503.75
Clifford Case221.65
Frank Carlson201.50
Winthrop Rockefeller181.35
Hiram Fong141.05
Harold Stassen20.14
John V. Lindsay10.07
First ballot Vote totals following vote shifts:
Nixon – 1,238; Rockefeller – 93; Reagan – 2

1974 Vice presidential confirmation
Further information: 1974 United States vice presidential confirmation
1974 U.S. Senate Vice presidential confirmation
December 10, 1974
[6]		 Party Total votes
Democratic Republican Conservative Independent
Yes 52 36 1 1 90
No 4 3 0 0 7
1974 U.S. House Vice presidential confirmation
December 19, 1974
[7]		 Party Total votes
Democratic Republican
Yes 134 153 287
No 98 30 128

References
  1. Our Campaigns – US President – R Primaries Race 1960
  2. Our Campaigns – US President – R Primaries Race 1964
  3. "US President – R Convention (1964)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  4. Our Campaigns – US President – R Primaries Race 1968
  5. "US President – R Convention (1968)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  6. "To confirm the nomination of Nelson A. Rockefeller to be Vice-President of the U.S." govtrack.us. U.S. Senate–December 10, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  7. "To agree to H.Res. 1511, confirming Nelson A. Rockefeller as Vice President of the United States". govtrack.us. U.S. House–December 19, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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