▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Barry ▁Far ber , ▁a ▁talk ▁radio ▁host ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁Good man ▁finished ▁third ▁behind ▁Democratic ▁Congress man ▁Edward ▁I . ▁Koch ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Mario ▁Cu omo , ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁who ▁ran ▁on ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁ticket . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁governor ' s ▁race ▁Good man ▁is ▁not orious ▁among ▁New ▁York ▁Republic ans ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁pick ing ▁Pierre ▁R inf ret , ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ' s ▁candidate ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁State ▁Republic ans ▁had ▁difficulty ▁in ▁finding ▁a ▁candidate ▁to ▁run ▁against ▁the ▁Democratic ▁inc umb ent ▁Mario ▁Cu omo , ▁who ▁was ▁considered ▁un be atable . ▁Good man ▁checked ▁his ▁Rol ode x ▁and ▁found ▁R inf ret , ▁whom ▁he ▁knew ▁soci ally . ▁Good man ▁picked ▁R inf ret ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁pro - choice ▁on ▁abort ion ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁million aire ▁econom ist , ▁could ▁spend ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁money ▁on ▁the ▁campaign . ▁R inf ret ' s ▁campaign ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁dis aster ▁and ▁a ▁national ▁la ughing - stock ▁for ▁the ▁Republic ans . ▁He ▁often ▁made ▁angry ▁out bur st s ▁and ▁bitter ly ▁attacked ▁his ▁fellow ▁Republic ans . ▁On ▁E lection ▁Day , ▁R inf ret ▁received ▁about ▁ 2 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁bare ly