Republican Party
John Fremont 63.63% Barry Goldwater 36.36%In a surprise to no one, Fremont quite easily won New York, a state that still had a decent amount of moderates in the Upstate area and a very diverse and liberal population in the City and Long Island. It was quite easy for the California rancher to get the endorsement of practically all the big names in the state. The only weaknesses that showed were that of the NYPD and former Congressman William Miller, the former preferred Goldwater's "law-and-order" approach while the latter just wanted to "drive those Democrats nuts".
Democratic Party
Hubert Humphrey 50%George McGovern 50%This primary was a very very competitive and tight primary for both of the remaining campaigns. In the Upstate, McGovern tended to better with younger and rural voters while Humphrey tended to better with older voters and in areas such as Buffalo or Rochester. Ultimately they were neck and neck. What eventually threw the race to Humphrey was the minority support he got for simply being the first to condemn NYPD's endorsement of Barry Goldwater. While McGovern also chided this endorsement, this was seen as too late and bandwagoning.
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