Sept. 16, 1998

New York was one of nine states that held primaries on Sept. 15. In the Senate race, incumbent Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R) will run against Rep. Charles Schumer (D) this fall. In the governor's race, incumbent Gov. George Pataki (R) was unopposed, and will face Peter Vallone (D). Candidates' names link to their profiles in our searchable 50-state Elections Guide. Also see complete results for all of the Sept. 15 statewide contests.

New York Senate
Republican
Sen. Alfonse D'Amato	Unopposed
Democrats (unofficial results – 96% of precincts reporting)
Charles Schumer	51%	367,167 votes
Geraldine Ferraro	26%	188,454 votes
Mark Green	19%	140,727 votes
Eric H. Ruano-Melendez	4%	29,889 votes

New York Governor
Republican
Gov. George Pataki	Unopposed
Democrats (unofficial results – 96% of precincts reporting)
Peter Vallone	56%	397,486 votes
Betsy McCaughey Ross	21%	148,547 votes
Charles Hynes	16%	110,385 votes
James Larocca	8%	55,125 votes

Source: Associated Press