Electoral history of the Conservative Party of New York State
# Electoral history of the Conservative Party of New York State

This is a list detailing the electoral history of the Conservative Party in New York, sorted by year. The list currently consists of candidates who ran for partisan office, either those who ran on the Conservative Party label or were endorsed by the party. In the case of endorsements, the vote tallied is that which the candidate received under that label.

## Federal Elections

### President of the United States

| Year | Party designee for President & Vice President | Party designee for President & Vice President | Designees' Party | # Votes | % Votes | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican | Slate Not On Ballot | Slate Not On Ballot | Slate Not On Ballot |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican | 368,136 | 5.14% | State Won; 3rd |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford | Bob Dole | Republican | 274,878 | 4.21% | 3rd |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan | George H. W. Bush | Republican | 256,131 | 4.13% | State Won; 4th |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | George H. W. Bush | Republican | 288,244 | 4.24% | State Won; 3rd |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush | Dan Quayle | Republican | 243,457 | 3.75% | 3rd |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush | Dan Quayle | Republican | 177,000 | 2.56% | 4th |
| 1996 | Bob Dole | Jack Kemp | Republican | 183,392 | 2.90% | 4th |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | Dick Cheney | Republican | 144,797 | 2.12% | 4th |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | Dick Cheney | Republican | 155,574 | 2.10% | 3rd |
| 2008 | John McCain | Sarah Palin | Republican | 170,475 | 2.23% | 3rd |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | Republican | 262,304 | 3.71% | 3rd |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | Mike Pence | Republican | 292,392 | 3.81% | 3rd |
| 2020 | Donald Trump | Mike Pence | Republican | 295,657 | 3.44% | 4th |

### U.S. Senate Class I Seat

| Year | Party designee | Designee Party | # Votes | % Votes | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | Henry Paolucci | Conservative | 212,216 | 2.97% | 4th |
| 1970 | James L. Buckley | Conservative | 2,176,640 | 37.05% | Elected; 1st |
| 1976 | James L. Buckley | Republican | 311,494 | 4.93% | 3rd |
| 1982 | Florence Sullivan | Republican | 175,650 | 3.54% | 3rd |
| 1988 | Robert R. McMillan | Republican | 189,226 | 3.13% | 3rd |
| 1994 | Bernadette Castro | Republican | 276,548 | 5.77% | 3rd |
| 2000 | Rick Lazio | Republican | 191,141 | 2.82% | 3rd |
| 2006 | John Spencer | Republican | 179,287 | 3.99% | 3rd |
| 2010 (SE) | Joseph J. DioGuardi | Republican | 244,320 | 5.42% | 3rd |
| 2012 | Wendy E. Long | Republican | 241,074 | 3.61% | 4th |
| 2018 | Chele Chiavacci Farley | Republican | 246,171 | 4.07% | 3rd |

### U.S. Senate Class III Seat

The Conservative's candidate win in the United States Senate election in New York, 1970 was the breakthrough race for the party.

| Year | Party designee | Designee Party | # Votes | % Votes | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | Kieran O'Doherty | Conservative | 116,151 | 2.04% | 4th |
| 1968 | James L. Buckley | Conservative | 1,139,402 | 17.31% | 3rd |
| 1974 | Barbara A. Keating | Conservative | 822,584 | 15.93% | 3rd |
| 1980 | Al D'Amato | Republican | 275,100 | 4.57% | Elected; 4th |
| 1986 | Al D'Amato | Republican | 212,101 | 5.07% | Re-elected; 3rd |
| 1992 | Al D'Amato | Republican | 289,258 | 4.48% | Re-elected; 3rd |
| 1998 | Al D'Amato | Republican | 274,220 | 5.87% | 3rd |
| 2004 | Marilyn O'Grady | Conservative | 220,960 | 3.30% | 3rd |
| 2010 | Jay Townsend | Republican | 240,800 | 5.24% | 3rd |
| 2016 | Wendy Long | Republican | 267,622 | 3.62% | 3rd |

### U.S. House of Representatives

| District | Party designee | Designee Party | Designee Party | # Votes | % Votes | Place | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 2 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 3 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 4 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 5 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 6 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 7 | Erling Asheim | | Conservative | 3,240 | 1.87% | 4th | |
| 8 | Charles P. Hosteck | | Conservative | 5,071 | 2.56% | 4th | |
| 9 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 10 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 11 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 12 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 13 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 14 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 15 | Luigi R. Marano | | Republican | 3,937 | 3.17% | 3rd | |
| 16 | David D. Smith | | Republican | 6,929 | 4.76% | 3rd | |
| 17 | Kieran O'Doherty | | Conservative | 9,491 | 5.00% | 3rd | |
| 18 | George S. Schuyler | | Conservative | 637 | 0.57% | 4th | |
| 19 | Suzanne La Follette | | Conservative | 1,363 | 1.11% | 4th | |
| 20 | John Comninel | | Conservative | 2,944 | 1.96% | 4th | |
| 21 | Thomes E. Rockwell | | Conservative | 1,716 | 1.57% | 4th | |
| 22 | Joseph F. Joyce | | Conservative | 696 | 0.81% | 4th | |
| 23 | William J. Lee, Jr. | | Conservative | 2,461 | 1.62% | 4th | |
| 24 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 25 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 26 | Robert F. Mitchell, Jr. | | Conservative | 5,339 | 2.87% | 4th | |
| 27 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 28 | J. Ernest Wharton | | Republican | 2,035 | 1.13% | 3rd | |
| 29 | John D. Meader | | Republican | 1,325 | 0.58% | 4th | |
| 30 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 31 | Robert C. McEwen | | Republican | 1,371 | 1.01% | 4th | |
| 32 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 33 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 34 | R. Walter Riehlman | | Republican | 2,641 | 1.41% | 4th | |
| 35 | Robert M. Quigley | | Republican | 1,028 | 0.59% | 4th | |
| 36 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 37 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 38 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 39 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 40 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 41 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 42 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |
| 43 | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated | No Candidate Nominated |

## State Elections

### Governor

| Year | Party designee | Designee Party | # Votes | % Votes | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | David H. Jaquith | Conservative | 141,877 | 2.44 | 3rd of 5 |
| 1966 | Paul Adams | Conservative | 510,023 | 8.46 | 3rd of 6 |
| 1970 | Paul Adams | Conservative | 422,514 | 7.03 | 3rd of 6 |
| 1974 | Malcolm Wilson | Republican | 269,080 | 5.09 | 3rd of 9 |
| 1978 | Perry Duryea | Republican | 242,972 | 5.10 | 3rd of 9 |
| 1982 | Lewis Lehrman | Republican | 230,153 | 4.38 | 3rd of 9 |
| 1986 | Andrew P. O'Rourke | Republican | 152,306 | 3.55 | 3rd of 6 |
| 1990 | Herbert London | Conservative | 827,614 | 20.40 | 3rd of 7 |
| 1994 | George Pataki | Republican | 328,605 | 6.31 | 3rd of 9 |
| 1998 | George Pataki | Republican | 348,727 | 7.36 | 4th of 12 |
| 2002 | George Pataki | Republican | 176,848 | 3.86 | 4th of 10 |
| 2006 | John Faso | Republican | 168,654 | 3.80 | 4th of 9 |
| 2010 | Carl Paladino | Republican | 232,215 | 4.99 | 3rd of 11 |
| 2014 | Rob Astorino | Republican | 250,634 | 6.57 | 3rd of 10 |
| 2018 | Marc Molinaro | Republican | 253,624 | 4.16 | 3rd of 10 |

### Attorney General

| Year | Party designee | Designee Party | # Votes | % Votes | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | Frederick S. Dennin | Conservative | 99,464 | 1.76 | 4th of 5 |
| 1966 | Mason L. Hampton | Conservative | 322,693 | 5.65 | 3rd of 5 |
| 1970 | Leo Kesselring | Conservative | 409,169 | 7.41 | 3rd of 5 |
| 1974 | Edward F. Campbell | Conservative | 232,631 | 4.58 | 4th of 8 |
| 1978 | Michael Roth | Republican | 259,199 | 5.93 | 3rd of 7 |
| 1982 | Frances A. Sclafani | Republican | 178,477 | 3.76 | 3rd of 6 |
| 1986 | Peter T. King | Republican | 139,964 | 3.58 | 3rd of 6 |
| 1990 | Bernard C. Smith | Republican | 284,244 | 7.42 | 3rd of 8 |
| 1994 | Dennis Vacco | Republican | 305,961 | 6.57 | 3rd of 8 |
| 1998 | Dennis Vacco | Republican | 302,223 | 6.99 | 3rd of 8 |
| 2002 | Dora Irizarry | Republican | 124,657 | 3.02 | 4th of 8 |
| 2006 | Jeanine Pirro | Republican | 168,051 | 3.91 | 3rd of 8 |
| 2010 | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Republican | 281,585 | 6.34 | 3rd of 7 |
| 2014 | John P. Cahill | Republican | 239,266 | 6.60 | 3rd of 7 |
| 2018 | Keith Wofford | Republican | 257,090 | 4.29 | 3rd of 8 |

### Comptroller

| Year | Party designee | Designee Party | # Votes | % Votes | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | Thomas D. Cole | Conservative | 99,971 | 1.77 | 4th of 6 |
| 1966 | Benjamin R. Crosby | Conservative | 331,467 | 5.80 | 3rd of 6 |
| 1970 | Anthony R. Spinelli | Conservative | 436,584 | 7.94 | 3rd of 6 |
| 1974 | Bradley J. Hurd | Conservative | 244,701 | 5.02 | 3rd of 8 |
| 1978 | Edward Regan | Republican | 284,707 | 6.35 | 3rd of 7 |
| 1982 | Edward Regan | Republican | 262,716 | 5.54 | 3rd of 6 |
| 1986 | Edward Regan | Republican | 222,803 | 5.60 | 3rd of 6 |
| 1990 | Edward Regan | Republican | 391,743 | 10.16 | 3rd of 8 |
| 1994 | Herbert London | Republican | 282,922 | 6.09 | 3rd of 8 |
| 1998 | Bruce A. Blakeman | Republican | 219,548 | 4.97 | 3rd of 8 |
| 2002 | John Faso | Republican | 152,763 | 3.67 | 4th of 9 |
| 2006 | Christopher Callaghan | Republican | 206,427 | 4.99 | 3rd of 8 |
| 2010 | Harry Wilson | Republican | 243,419 | 5.44 | 3rd of 7 |
| 2014 | Bob Antonacci | Republican | 246,627 | 6.28 | 3rd of 7 |
| 2018 | Jonathan Trichter | Republican | 231,380 | 3.84 | 3rd of 9 |

### State Assembly

| Year | # Seats | % Seats |
| - | - | - |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 1.33 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1.33 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |

## Local Elections

### Mayor of Buffalo

| Year | Party designee | Designee Party | # Votes | % Votes | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | Bernard Kurtz | Conservative | 974 | 0.56 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1969 | Alfreda Slominski | Republican | 7,430 | 4.57 | 3rd of 5 |
| 1973 | John A. Westra | Conservative | 2,640 | 2.48 | 3rd of 5 |
| 1977 | James D. Griffin | Conservative | 57,642 | 41.97 | 1st of 5 |
| 1981 | James D. Griffin | Democratic | 2,584 | 3.22 | 4th of 5 |
| 1985 | James D. Griffin | Republican | 10,032 | 7.65 | 3rd of 6 |
| 1989 | James D. Griffin | Democratic | | | |
| 1993 | Eugene M. Fahey | Conservative | 7,566 | 14.29 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1997 | Sharon Caetano | Conservative | 1,258 | 1.76 | 5th of 5 |
| 2001 | Anthony Masiello | Democratic | 1,099 | 2.88 | 4th of 4 |
| 2005 | Kevin J. Helfer | Republican | 2,173 | 2.97 | 5th of 5 |
| 2009 | Byron Brown | Democratic | 643 | 3.59 | 4th of 4 |
| 2013 | Byron Brown | Democratic | 665 | 1.80 | 5th of 6 |
| 2017 | Anita L. Howard | Conservative | 1,357 | 3.09 | 2nd of 7 |

### Mayor of New York City

| Year | Party designee | Designee Party | # Votes | % Votes | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | William F. Buckley | Conservative | 341,226 | 13.36 | 3rd of 8 |
| 1969 | John Marchi | Republican | 212,905 | 8.91 | 4th of 7 |
| 1973 | Mario Biaggi | Conservative | 178,967 | 10.49 | 4th of 7 |
| 1977 | Barry Farber | Conservative | 57,437 | 4.00 | 4th of 10 |
| 1981 | John A. Esposito | Conservative | 60,100 | 4.92 | 4th of 8 |
| 1985 | Diane McGrath | Republican | 22,160 | 1.99 | 4th of 8 |
| 1989 | Ronald Lauder | Conservative | 9,271 | 0.51 | 4th of 9 |
| 1993 | George J. Marlin | Conservative | 9,433 | 0.52 | 4th of 9 |
| 1997 | Didn't Endorse | | | | |
| 2001 | Terrence Gray | Conservative | 3,577 | 0.24 | 8th of 12 |
| 2005 | Tom Ognibene | Conservative | 14,630 | 1.13 | 6th of 10 |
| 2009 | Stephen A. Christopher | Conservative | 18,015 | 1.56 | 5th of 10 |
| 2013 | Joseph J. Lhota | Republican | 24,888 | 2.29 | 4th of 20 |
| 2017 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 37,197 | 3.25 | 4th of 10 |
| 2021 | Bill Pepitone | Conservative | 12,575 | 1.12% | 4th of 10 |
