There have been 91 gubernatorial elections in the state of New York since 1777, with the most recent being held on November 8, 2022. The next election is scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026. General information Originally the term for governor of New York was three years long and began on July 1, the election being held in the last week of April or May 1. In 1817, following the resignation of Daniel D. Tompkins after serving only eight months of his term, there was a new election, since the 1777 Constitution did not give the lieutenant governor the right to succeed to the governor's office, and DeWitt Clinton was elected for a whole three-year-term. The New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821 reduced the term to two years – beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 – and moved the election to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Due to this measure, DeWitt Clinton's own second term was cut short by half a year. Beginning with the election in 1876, the term was increased to three years again, beginning with the election in 1894 reduced to two years, and since the election in 1938 has its present duration of four years. Although the candidates for lieutenant governor have always run on tickets with the governor's candidates, until the election of 1950 they were elected on separate ballots, so on several occasions (1826, 1846, 1850, 1906, and 1924) the governor and his lieutenant were elected of opposing tickets. In only 15 of the total 91 elections has the incumbent lost re-election. The elected candidates are shown in bold face in the tables below. Recent elections 2022 2018 2014 2010 2006 2002 Older elections 1966-1998 Gubernatorial elections under the State Constitution of 1938. The term is four years. 1998 1994 1990 1986 1982 1978 1974 1970 1966 1938-1962 1962 1958 1954 1950 1946 1942 1938 1894-1936 Gubernatorial elections under the State Constitution of 1894. The term was two years. Note: This was the last time the running mate of the elected governor was defeated, Democrat Smith having Republican Lowman as lieutenant for the duration of this term. Notes: List of candidates, in NYT on September 13, 1920 List of candidates, in NYT on October 27, 1920 Notes: This was the first time women voted for governor of New York, and Alfred E. Smith was the