While he won narrowly over Cuomo the first time - he handily beat his nearest opponent in the next two. And all three were only made less than a majority because of the Ross Perot factor - a strong showing by a third party opponent, Golisano. The Independence Party in New York is fairly conservative to begin with - having been formed in a large part from the Reform Party. Without Golisano, Pataki would have won by even larger margins.vraiblonde said:Good catchNot one, not two but THREE "freak" elections.
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