Rockefeller: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% W. Averell Harriman Democratic Nelson Rockefeller Republican Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: Pre-consolidation: Post-consolidation: The 1958 New York state election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a judge of the New York Court of Appeals and a U.S.

[6] The Democratic state convention met on August 25 at Buffalo, New York, and re-nominated Governor W. Averell Harriman and Lt. Gov.

[9] The Republican state convention met on August 26 at Rochester, New York, and nominated Nelson A. Rockefeller for governor.

[10] The Liberal Party met on August 26, and endorsed the Democratic nominees Harriman, DeLuca and Levitt; and nominated Thomas K. Finletter for the U.S.

(James L. Buckley was elected Senator for this seat in 1970 on the Conservative Party line, defeating appointed incumbent Republican Charles Goodell.