Mr. Pataki, who will be New York's 53d governor, is the first Republican to be elected Governor since 1970 and the first without New York City roots since Nathan Miller of Syracuse 50 years before that. Like Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, Mr. Pataki, a 49-year-old State Senator who was an Assemblyman and a Mayor of Peekskill, inherits a politically divided Legislature that could be a check on his agenda.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Elizabeth McCaughey
If Mr. Pataki was the seasoned pol, Ms. McCaughey, who is 46 and lives in Manhattan, was the ticket's policy wonk. She was recruited from the confines of the Manhattan Institute. The Pataki campaign was short on substance, but state government revels in details. Will Ms. McCaughey be the brains behind the Pataki administration, or be left behind altogether when the guys get down to business?
COMPTROLLER H. Carl McCall
Elected by the Legislature last year to fill Edward V. Regan's unexpired term, the 58-year-old Mr. McCall survived the Republican sweep as the lone Democrat -- and the first black -- elected to statewide office in Albany. Typically, the comptroller is a naysayer, warning the Governor and Legislature not to spend what they don't have and berating them for past inefficiencies. New accounting constraints and his political independence may amplify his voice.
ATTORNEY GENERAL Dennis C. Vacco
As a former Federal prosecutor from Buffalo, he has promised to transform the office of Attorney General into a platform for changing the criminal justice system, and restoration of the death penalty has dominated his platform. But the job is considerably broader than that, and Mr. Vacco, who is 42, is largely untested as a consumer advocate and an architect of legislation within an attorney general's domain.
ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Sheldon Silver
As the Assembly Speaker, this 18-year veteran of the Legislature becomes perhaps the most powerful Democrat in the state. He is unabashedly liberal, resisting even some of Mr. Cuomo's more moderate initiatives. Moreover, as a New York City resident, representing the Lower East Side, he is likely to emerge as the city's chief defender in a state government that, presumably, will be less receptive to City Hall's legislative agenda.
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER Ralph J. Marino
The Senate majority leader, who was the chief Republican check and balance on the Cuomo administration, retains his seat, representing part of Nassau and Suffolk, and the Republicans kept their majority. But he may lose his leadership. Mr. Marino and his fellow Republican, Mr. D'Amato, are political rivals and he only grudgingly endorsed Mr. Pataki. Ambiguously, Mr. Pataki said only that he would not interfere when the Senate picks its leaders.
Some Who Are Close to Governor-Elect
A representative, but incomplete, guide to those who have the ear of Gov.-elect George E. Pataki.
MICHAEL FINNEGAN Former law partner, State Senate aide, campaign counsel, and old political friend. Is to Mr. Pataki what Peter J. Powers is to Rudolph W. Giuliani. UNITED STATES SENATOR ALFONSE M. D'AMATO Helped anoint Mr. Pataki with the party hierarchy, raised money and devised strategy for the campaign. In exchange, Mr. Pataki announced yesterday: "You can call me, Al."
CLARENCE D. RAPPLEYEA JR. Known as "Rapp," he was Mr. Pataki's mentor in the Assembly, where he is minority leader. A resident of the Southern Tier town of Norwich, the former stock car driver served as a campaign co-chairman and ambassador to upstate.
JOE HOLLAND Harlem lawyer and entrepreneur who owns an ice cream parlor and founded a homeless shelter. Wanted to run for Attorney General but lost at the state Republican convention to Dennis C. Vacco, then played the good soldier by becoming co-chairman of the Pataki campaign.
CHARLES GARGANO D'Amato fund raiser who helped Mr. Pataki raise $13 million, enough to outspend an incumbent Governor.
LIBBY PATAKI The only Pataki adviser who the Governor-elect met while body surfing in a hurricane off Long Island. Wife and best friend since 1973. Mother of four little Patakis. Her first advice: take a vacation. He listened.
