Electoral history of David Paterson

David Paterson has served in several elected positions, including the New York State Senate and as Lieutenant Governor of New York.

As a running mate to Eliot Spitzer, Paterson scored a landslide victory in the 2006 election with 69% of the vote.

It was the largest margin of victory in a gubernatorial race in New York history, and the second-largest for any statewide race in New York history.

The only larger victory was Chuck Schumer's 71% victory in his successful reelection bid for the U.S. Senate two years earlier.

[citation needed] In February 2010, then Governor David Paterson, announced he would not run for a full term in 2010.