| Election Name: | 1974 New York gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New York |
| Flag Image: | Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1970 New York gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Next Election: | 1978 New York gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1974 |
| Image1: | File:Hugh Carey - 1977 NFTA Report (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Hugh Carey |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Mary Anne Krupsak |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,028,503 |
| Percentage1: | 57.2% |
| Nominee2: | Malcolm Wilson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Ralph G. Caso |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,219,667 |
| Percentage2: | 41.9% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Malcolm Wilson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Hugh Carey |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Liberal |
| Alliance2: | Conservative |
The 1974 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Incumbent Republican governor Malcolm Wilson, who had ascended to the governorship following Nelson Rockefeller's resignation to begin work with the Commission on Critical Choices for Americans in 1973, was defeated by Democratic Hugh Carey. Carey became the first Democratic Governor of New York since W. Averell Harriman left office in 1958 after suffering defeat from Nelson Rockefeller in the election that same year.