Election Results
Governor's Races
* Indicates the winner of the Statewide Election.
Governor's Race 1986
Mario Cuomo (Democrat) * - 15,885
Andrew O'Rourke (Republican) - 13,367
Governor's Race 1990
Herb London (Conservative) - 11,913
Mario Cuomo (Democrat) * - 9,989
Pierre Rinfret (Republican) - 9,353
Governor's Race 1994
George Pataki (Republican) * - 29, 818
Mario Cuomo (Democrat) - 7,626
Tom Golisano (Independence) - 2,341
Governor's Race 1998
George Pataki (Republican) * - 26,122
Peter Vallone (Democrat) - 4,404
Tom Golisano (Independence) - 3,036
Governor's Race 2002
George Pataki (Republican) * - 17,393
Tom Golisano (Independence) - 7,111
Carl McCall (Democrat) - 6,826
Governor's Race 2006
Eliot Spitzer (Democrat) * - 19,975
John Faso (Republican) - 11,342
Governor's Race 2010
Andrew Cuomo (Democrat) * - 17,101
Carl Paladino (Republican) - 12,403
Governor's Race 2014
Andrew Cuomo (Democrat) * - 11,017
Rob Astorino (Republican) - 16,033
Governor's Race 2018
Andrew Cuomo (Democrat) * - 12,112
Marc Molinaro (Republican) - 23,129
Governor's Race 2022
Kathy Hochul (Democrat) * - 13,115
Lee Zeldin (Republican) - 27, 094
Presidental Elections
Presidential Election 1988
George H.W. Bush (Republican) - 25,362
Michael Dukakis (Democrat) * - 18,430
Presidential Election 1992
George H.W. Bush (Republican) - 18,530
Bill Clinton (Democrat) * - 16,990
Ross Perot (Reform) - 14,853
Presidential Election 1996
Bill Clinton (Democrat) * - 20,440
Bob Dole (Republican) - 17,159
Ross Perot (Independence) - 7, 499
Presidential Election 2000
George W. Bush (Republican) - 23,249
Al Gore (Democrat) * - 22,857
Ralph Nader (Green) - 1,699
Presidential Election 2004
George W. Bush (Republican) - 26,325
John Kerry (Democrat) * - 24,133
Presidential Election 2008
Barack Obama (Democrat) * - 24, 777
John McCain (Republican) - 23, 571
Presidential Election 2012
Barack Obama (Democrat) * - 23, 515
Mitt Romney (Republican) - 19, 980
Presidential Election 2016
Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democrat) * 17,095
Donald Trump (Republican) 27, 688
Presidential Election 2020
Joseph R. Biden (Democrat) * 22, 834
Donald Trump (Republican) 32, 142
Senate Elections
United States Senate Election 1988 - Seat 1
Daniel P. Moynihan (Democrat) * - 22,804
Robert R. McMillan (Republican) - 16,699
United States Senate Election 1994 Seat 1
Bernadette Castro (Republican) - 22,485
Daniel P. Moynihan (Democrat) * - 12,674
United States Senate Election 2000 Seat 1
Rick Lazio (Republican) - 23,921
Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democrat) * - 23, 080
United States Senate Election 2006 Seat 1
Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democrat) * - 18,612
John Spencer (Republican) - 12,272
United States Senate Election 2010 Seat 1
Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat) * - 16,409
Joseph DioGuardi (Republican) - 12,784
(This was a special election to fill the remaining 2 years of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's term, who resigned to become Secretary of State in the Administration of President Barack H. Obama.)
United States Senate Election 2012 Seat 1
Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat) * - 25,515
Wendy Long (Republican) - 15,404
United States Senate Election 1986 Seat 2
Alfonse D'Mato (Republican) * - 19,999
Mark Green (Democrat) - 8,422
United States Senate Election 1992 Seat 2
Alfonse D'Mato (Republican) * - 26,242
Robert Abrams (Democrat) - 16,310
United States Senate Election 1998 Seat 2
Alfonse D'Mato (Republican) - 21,159
Charles E. Schumer (Democrat) * - 11,672
United States Senate Election 2004 Seat 2
Charles E. Schumer (Democrat) * - 25, 890
Howard Mills (Republican) - 17,167
United States Senate Election 2010 Seat 2
Charles E. Schumer (Democrat) * - 18,286
Jay Townsend (Republican) - 12,182
United States Senate Election 2016 – Seat 2
Charles Schumer (Democrat) * - 26,172
Wendy Long (Republican) - 18, 780
United States Senate Election 2018 – Seat 1
Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat) * - 17,767
Chele Chiavacci – Farley (Republican) – 20,499
United States Senate Election 2022 – Seat 2
Charles Schumer (Democrat) * - 14,909
Joe Pinion (Republican) – 24,802
These are the results of the Major Elections that have taken place in County over the last few decades and the information was provided by the Oswego County Board of Elections.