I worked on Pataki’s campaign as an 18 yo in 1994. The weather was horrible that day in the city and depressed turnout.
Turnout was not depressed in the rest of the state, which was a damn good thing.
37% of voting age population participated in the 1994 gubernatorial election in New York state, a figure not exceeded in an off-year election until 2018 (40% of VAP).