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2018 New York gubernatorial election
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The 2018 New York gubernatorial election occurred on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican Marc Molinaro and several minor party candidates. Cuomo received 59.6% of the vote to Molinaro's 36.2%.
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Cuomo defeated actress and activist Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Cuomo's running mate, Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, beat New York City councillor Jumaane Williams in the Democratic primary for the lieutenant governorship. Democratic candidates Cuomo and Hochul also ran on the ballot lines of the Independence Party, and the Women's Equality Party; after Nixon and Williams withdrew from the race in October, Cuomo and Hochul received the nomination of the Working Families Party as well.
Dutchess County Executive and former New York State Assemblymember Marc Molinaro was the Republican, Conservative, and Reform Party candidate. Molinaro's running mate was former Rye City Councilmember Julie Killian. 3rd-party gubernatorial candidates appearing on the general election ballot included Howie Hawkins, repeat candidate for the Green Party; former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, running on the newly created Serve America Movement line; and Larry Sharpe of the Libertarian Party, who was the runner-up in the 2016 Libertarian primary contest for Vice President of the United States.
On election day, Cuomo ultimately won reelection with 59.6% of the vote, a margin of 23% over Molinaro. Cuomo flipped Monroe, Suffolk, and Ulster counties back into the Democratic column; all 3 supported him in 2010 but narrowly backed Republican Rob Astorino in 2014. Molinaro, however, flipped the North Country counties of Clinton, Franklin, and Essex, as well as Broome County in the Southern Tier, into the Republican column.
Cuomo won New York City itself by 81.51 percent to Molinaro's 15.2 (including a plurality in the somewhat conservative Staten Island borough).[1] He also maintained a ten-point edge over Molinaro in Long Island and Rockland County,[2] in addition to comfortably winning the suburban Westchester County by 36 points.[3] Upstate New York, however, voted for Molinaro, he received 50.7 percent of the vote there to Cuomo's 43.
As of 2022[update], this, along with the concurrent attorney general election, Senate election and Comptroller election, is the last time Richmond (Staten Island) or Suffolk counties have voted Democratic. This is the last time Nassau County and Rockland County voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election. This is the last time the counties of Schenectady and Columbia voted Republican in a statewide election. This is also the last time Cuomo would win reelection to the governorship, as he resigned in 2021 and was succeeded by Hochul.
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Background
Incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo decided to seek re-election in 2014 to a second term in office. Governor Cuomo defeated Zephyr Teachout in a primary election, 63 to 33%, and went on to defeat the Republican nominee, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, 54 to 40%, in the general election. His victory — and his vote tallies in rural upstate New York counties — declined in his bid for reelection, but Cuomo was still reelected.
New York gubernatorial elections operate on a split primary system: governor and lieutenant governor candidates in each party run in separate primary elections. In the general election, candidates are chosen as unified governor/lieutenant governor tickets. New York allows electoral fusion, in which candidates may appear on multiple ballot lines in the same election.[4][5]
The results of the gubernatorial election also determine ballot access and ballot order. A party's gubernatorial candidate must receive 50,000 votes or more for that party to obtain automatic ballot status in New York for the following four years.[6]
The last Republican to win a gubernatorial election in New York was George Pataki, in 2002.[7]
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Democratic primary
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On November 15, 2016, Gov. Cuomo announced his intention to seek a 3rd term in office.[8] On May 23, 2018, governor Andrew Cuomo secured the nomination of the Democratic Party at the state convention after winning support from more than 95% of the state delegates.[9] No other candidates qualified for the primary ballot at the convention, as they all failed to meet the 25% delegate threshold.[9] Actress and activist Cynthia Nixon sought to petition her way onto the Democratic primary ballot.[10] By July 12, Nixon had obtained 65,000 signatures, which is more than 4 times the 15,000 to force a primary election.[11]
Candidates
Nominee
- Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York[8]
Lost nomination
- Cynthia Nixon, actress and activist[12]
Withdrew
- Randy Credico, perennial candidate (endorsed Nixon)[13]
- Terry Gipson, former state senator[14]
Declined
- Preet Bharara, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York[15]
- Byron Brown, mayor of Buffalo and chairman of the New York State Democratic Party[16]
- Hillary Clinton, 67th US Secretary of State; former U.S. senator from NY; former First Lady of the United States; 2008 Democratic presidential candidate; Democratic nominee for president in 2016 (endorsed Cuomo)[17][18]
- Thomas DiNapoli, Comptroller of New York (ran for reelection)[19]
- Kirsten Gillibrand, incumbent U.S. senator from New York (ran for reelection; endorsed Cuomo)[20]
- Stephanie Miner, former mayor of Syracuse[21][22] (declined to seek Democratic Party nomination, ran for governor on the Serve America Movement ticket)[23][24]
- Eric Schneiderman, Attorney General of New York (resigned from public office May 7, 2018, following accusations of domestic violence)[19]
- Zephyr Teachout, law professor at Fordham University, candidate for governor in 2014 and nominee for NY-19 in 2016 (endorsed Nixon; ran for attorney general)[25]
- Jumaane Williams, member of the NYC Council[26] (endorsed Nixon; ran for lieutenant governor)[27]
Endorsements
Cynthia Nixon (defeated)
- Local and state politicians (current and former)
- Tom Abinanti, assemblyman[28]
- Carmen Yulin Cruz, current mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Andrew Hevesi, assemblyman[29]
- Brad Lander, NYC Council member for the 39th District
- Melissa Mark-Viverito, former Speaker of the New York City Council, former New York City Council member for the 8th district[30]
- Carlos Menchaca, New York City Council member[31][non-primary source needed] for the 38th District
- Antonio Reynoso, New York City Council member for the 34th District
- Jimmy Van Bramer, New York City Council member for the 26th District[32]
- Jumaane Williams, New York City Council member for the 45th District
- Individuals
- Cardi B, rapper[33]
- El-P, rapper, record producer, and record executive[34]
- Ashley Feinberg, journalist, humorist, and senior writer at HuffPost[35]
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor[36]
- Adam Friedland, comedian[37]
- Kerri Evelyn Harris, candidate for DE-SN and activist
- Shaun King, activist and journalist[38]
- Nomiki Konst, reporter for The Young Turks[39][non-primary source needed]
- Bill McKibben, environmentalist[40]
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, nominee for NY-14, educator, political organizer, and former congressional staffer[41]
- Rosie O'Donnell, comedian and television personality[42]
- Sarah Jessica Parker, actress[43]
- Diane Ravitch, research professor at New York University[44]
- Julia Salazar, candidate for New York State Senate District 18[45]
- Richard Schiff, actor[46][non-primary source needed]
- Amy Schumer, comedian[47]
- Richard Stallman, president of the Free Software Foundation[48][49]
- T.I., rapper and actor[50]
- Zephyr Teachout, law professor at Fordham University, candidate for attorney general in 2018, candidate for governor in 2014 and nominee for NY-19 in 2016 (served as Campaign Treasurer)[51]
- Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks[52]
- Organizations
- 350 Action[53]
- Citizen Action[54]
- Daily Kos[55]
- Democracy for America[56]
- NYC Democratic Socialists[57][58]
- Indivisible Brooklyn[59]
- Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America
- Justice Democrats[60]
- Make the Road Action[61]
- NY Communities for Change[62]
- Our Revolution[63][64]
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee[65]
- Trans United Fund[66]
- Working Families Party[67]
- Media
Polling
Debates and forums
- Hofstra University – August 29, 2018 – WCBS-TV[79]
Results
Cuomo: 50-60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90%
Nixon: 50–60%
On September 13, 2018, Cuomo defeated Nixon in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.[80]
Lieutenant governor
Nominee
- Kathy Hochul, incumbent lieutenant governor of New York
Lost nomination
- Jumaane Williams, New York City Council member
Results
Hochul: 50-60% 60–70% 70–80%
Williams: 50–60% 60–70%
Kathy Hochul narrowly defeated New York City Councillor Jumaane Williams in the Democratic primary.[82]
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Republican primary
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On May 23, 2018, the party unanimously nominated Marc Molinaro as its candidate for governor of New York at its state convention.[83] No challengers attempted to petition onto the primary ballot, so no Republican primary took place. Deputy Senate Majority Leader John A. DeFrancisco ran for the Republican nomination,[84] but withdrew his candidacy on April 25, 2018, after party leaders—who had initially given him their support—threw their support to Molinaro instead.[85]
Governor
Candidates
Nominee
- Marc Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive and former member of the New York State Assembly[86]
Withdrew
- John A. DeFrancisco, Deputy Majority Leader of the New York State Senate[88][89][85]
- Joel Giambra, former Erie County Executive[90]
- Joe Holland, former commissioner of the New York Department of Housing and Community Renewal (ran for Attorney General instead)[91]
- Brian Kolb, Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly[92][93]
Declined
- Rob Astorino, former Westchester County Executive and Republican nominee for governor in 2014[94]
- John P. Cahill, former commissioner of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation; former chief of staff to Governor George Pataki; Republican nominee for attorney general in 2014[95]
- John J. Flanagan, Majority Leader of the New York State Senate[96]
- Chris Gibson, former U.S. representative[97][98]
- Carl Paladino, former member of the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education and nominee for governor in 2010[99]
- Donald Trump Jr., businessman and son of U.S. president Donald Trump[100]
- Harry Wilson, businessman and nominee for State Comptroller in 2010[101]
Endorsements
John DeFrancisco (withdrew)
- Federal politicians
- State legislators
- Fred Akshar, New York state senator[103]
- George Amedore, New York state senator[104]
- John Bonacic, New York state senator[103]
- Phil Boyle, New York state senator[103]
- Tom Croci, New York state senator[103]
- John J. Flanagan, Majority Leader of the New York State Senate[105]
- Rich Funke, New York state senator[106]
- Patrick M. Gallivan, New York state senator[107]
- Joseph Griffo, New York state senator[108]
- Bill Larkin, New York state senator[108]
- Kathy Marchione, New York state senator[104]
- Rob Ortt, New York state senator[108]
- Mike Ranzenhofer, New York state senator[108]
- Patty Ritchie, New York state senator[108]
- Joseph Robach, New York state senator[106]
- Sue Serino, New York state senator[106]
- James Seward, New York state senator[104]
- Jim Tedisco, New York state senator[104]
- Cathy Young, New York state senator[109]
- Municipal leaders
- Jacqueline Izzo, mayor of Rome[108]
- Todd A. Rouse, former mayor of Canastota and chairman of the Madison County Republican Committee[110]
- Municipal legislators
- Rodney Strange, Chemung County Legislator and chairman of the Chemung County Republican Committee[110]
- Organizations
- Albany County Republican Committee[111]
- Broome County Republican Committee[110]
- Cattaraugus County Republican Committee[109]
- Chenango County Republican Committee[110]
- Delaware County Republican Committee[110]
- Jefferson County Republican Committee[110]
- Lewis County Republican Committee[111]
- Madison County Republican Committee[110]
- Montgomery County Republican Committee[110]
- Niagara County Republican Committee[111]
- Oneida County Republican Committee[110]
- Onondaga County Conservative Committee[111]
- Onondaga County Republican Committee[112]
- Tioga County Republican Committee[110]
Brian Kolb (withdrew)
- State legislators
- Ronald Castorina, New York State Assemblyman and chairman of the Richmond County Republican Committee[113]
- Nicole Malliotakis, New York State Assemblywoman and 2017 Republican nominee for Mayor of New York City[114][non-primary source needed]
- Bob Oaks, New York State Assemblyman and chairman of the Wayne County Republican Committee[115]
- Municipal leaders
- Bill Reilich, Town Supervisor of Greece, former New York State Assemblyman and chairman of the Monroe County Republican Committee[115]
- Organizations
- Allegany County Republican Committee[115]
- Clinton County Republican Committee
- Livingston County Republican Committee[115]
- Monroe County Republican Committee[115]
- Ontario County Republican Committee[116]
- Richmond County Republican Committee[113]
- Schuyler County Republican Committee[115]
- Seneca County Republican Committee[117][non-primary source needed]
- Steuben County Republican Committee[115]
- Wayne County Republican Committee[115]
- Yates County Republican Committee[117]
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Third-party candidates and independent candidates
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Third parties with automatic ballot access
In addition to the Democratic and Republican Parties, six other political parties had automatic ballot access; all six chose to exercise it. In order of ballot appearance, those parties are:
- Conservative Party of New York State: On April 13, 2018, in what party chairman Michael R. Long termed a "not very easy" decision, the Conservative Party Executive Committee selected Marc Molinaro over Deputy Senate Majority Leader John A. DeFrancisco as its gubernatorial endorsee.[118]
- Nominee: Marc Molinaro
- Green Party of New York: On April 12, 2018, Howie Hawkins, after initially implying after the 2014 election that he would not seek the office again, launched his third consecutive campaign for the position, his 21st campaign for public office.[119]
- Nominee: Howie Hawkins, party co-founder and perennial candidate[120]
- Running mate: Jia Lee, United Federation of Teachers chapter leader and public school teacher[121]
- Nominee: Howie Hawkins, party co-founder and perennial candidate[120]
- Working Families Party: On April 14, 2018, by a 91–8 margin, the Working Families Party endorsed Cynthia Nixon as its gubernatorial candidate, with Jumaane Williams as her running mate. The endorsement came after the labor unions that formed part of Cuomo's political machine, who were able to force the party to nominate Cuomo instead of Zephyr Teachout in 2014, withdrew from the party, and Cuomo declined to seek the party's line.[122] On September 13, 2018, after being defeated by Cuomo in the Democratic primary, Nixon declined to say whether she would continue to run for governor on the Working Families Party line.[123] On October 3, the Working Families Party offered Cuomo and Hochul their party's ballot line.[124][125] Cuomo and Hochul accepted that offer on October 5.[126]
- Nominee: Andrew Cuomo (replacing the withdrawn Cynthia Nixon)
- Running mate: Kathy Hochul (replacing the withdrawn Jumaane Williams)
- Nominee: Andrew Cuomo (replacing the withdrawn Cynthia Nixon)
- Independence Party of New York: On December 23, 2017, the party endorsed incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo for the third consecutive election cycle.[127]
- Nominee: Andrew Cuomo
- Women's Equality Party: The party endorsed Cuomo for re-election, as the party remained allied with the Cuomo campaign.[128]
- Nominee: Andrew Cuomo
- Reform Party of New York State: On May 19, after the party's executive committee deadlocked between Marc Molinaro and Joel Giambra in April,[129] delegates at the Reform Party state convention nominated Republican frontrunner Molinaro for governor.[130]
- Nominee: Marc Molinaro
Independent candidates and third parties without automatic ballot access
Any candidate not among the eight qualified New York political parties (Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Green, Working Families, Independence, Women's Equality and Reform, respectively) was required to submit petitions to gain ballot access. Such candidates did not face primary elections. At the time, third parties whose respective gubernatorial candidates received at least 50,000 votes in the general election secured automatic ballot access in all state and federal elections through the 2022 elections, but due to a 2020 law to change the requirements, four parties lost that access in 2020 (Libertarian, Independence, Working Families, Serve America Movement).[131]
Libertarian Party
On July 12, 2017, Larry Sharpe, business consultant and runner-up in the 2016 Libertarian Party vice presidential primary, officially announced that he would run for governor of New York in 2018. Sharpe was the first person to announce his candidacy to run against incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo.[132][133] On August 19, 2018, the Libertarian Party announced it had collected over 30,000 signatures to place its ticket onto the November ballot.[134] Sharpe's petitions survived a petition challenge.[135]
- Nominee: Larry Sharpe, business consultant and runner-up in the 2016 Libertarian Party vice presidential primary[136][137]
Serve America Movement
On June 18, 2018, former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, after expressing informal interest in the Working Families and Reform nominations,[138] entered the gubernatorial race as a third-party candidate.[139] Miner "plans to run under the banner of an upstart new group, the Serve America Movement, which calls itself SAM, formed by people disaffected by the existing party structure after the 2016 elections. She will be the group's first candidate." Miner circulated designating petitions to create a SAM Party in New York, and on August 21, her campaign announced that it had submitted over 40,000 petition signatures.[23] Miner's submitted petitions far exceeded the 15,000 required to qualify for the November ballot.[140] Persons tied to the Cuomo campaign, after reviewing the petitions, failed to find enough specific objections to challenge their validity.[140]
- Nominee: Stephanie Miner, former state Democratic Party chairwoman and former mayor of Syracuse
Rent Is Too Damn High Party (disqualified)
Jimmy McMillan, the party's founder and figurehead, indicated on the party website that he would make another attempt at the office.[142] He submitted petitions on August 21, 2018, with himself as the gubernatorial nominee and Christialle Felix as his running mate.[143][144] When the ballot order was released, McMillan and the Rent Is Too Damn High Party had been disqualified and removed from the ballot.[145]
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General election
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Debates
Endorsements
Andrew Cuomo (D)
- U.S. cabinet members and cabinet-level officials
- Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States[148]
- Hillary Clinton, US senator from New York (2001–2009), 67th United States secretary of state, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate and 2016 Democratic nominee for president[149]
- Tom Perez, 26th United States Secretary of Labor, chairman of the Democratic National Committee[150]
- State officials
- Kathy Hochul, lieutenant governor of New York[151]
- U.S. senators
- Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. senator (D-NY)[152]
- Chuck Schumer, U.S. senator (D-NY)[153]
- U.S. representatives
- José E. Serrano, U.S. representative (D-NY-15)[154]
- Nydia Velázquez, U.S. representative (D-NY-7)[154]
- Local and state politicians
- Marcos Crespo, assemblymember, chair of the Bronx County Democratic Committee[154]
- Corey Johnson, speaker of the New York City Council[155]
- Organizations
- 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East[156]
- Citizens Union[157]
- Civil Service Employees Association[158]
- Human Rights Campaign[159]
- National Organization for Women – New York[160]
- New York State Democratic Committee[161]
- NYS AFL–CIO[162]
- Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts[163]
- Public Employees Federation[164]
- Stonewall Democrats[165]
- United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1500[166]
- Media
- Buffalo News editorial[167]
- The New York Times editorial board team[168]
- Individuals
- Nicki Minaj, rapper[169]
Marc Molinaro (R)
- U.S. governors
- George Pataki, governor of New York (former)[170][non-primary source needed]
- Chris Sununu, governor of New Hampshire[171]
- U.S. representatives
- Chris Gibson, former U.S. representative (R-NY-19)[172]
- Peter King, U.S. representative (R-NY-2)[173][non-primary source needed]
- Elise Stefanik, U.S. representative (R-NY-21)[174]
- State legislators
- Gary Finch, state assemblyman[175]
- Brian Kolb, state assemblyman (minority leader)[176]
- Nicole Malliotakis, state assemblywoman[177]
- James Seward, state senator[178]
- County officials
- Steven McLaughlin, Rensselaer County executive[179][non-primary source needed]
- Anthony Picente, Oneida County executive[180][non-primary source needed]
- Individuals
- Ann Barcher, former Town of Poughkeepsie supervisor (Democrat)[181][non-primary source needed]
- Joe Borelli, New York city councilman[182]
- Steve Forbes, businessman[183]
- Joseph Mondello, U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, former chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee[184][non-primary source needed]
- Eric Ulrich, New York city councilman[185][non-primary source needed]
- Organizations
- Allegany County Republican Committee[186]
- Associated Builders and Contractors[187][non-primary source needed]
- Chemung County Republican Committee[188] (previously endorsed John DeFrancisco[110])
- Clinton County Republican Committee[186]
- Erie County Republican Committee[188]
- Franklin County Republican Committee[186]
- Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee[189][non-primary source needed]
- Manhattan Republican Committee[190]
- Monroe County Republican Committee[188]
- New York City Fire Marshals Benevolent Association[191][non-primary source needed]
- New York Veteran Police Association[192][non-primary source needed]
- Otsego County Republican Committee[193]
- Putnam County Republican Committee[186]
- Queens Republican Committee[194][non-primary source needed]
- Schuyler County Republican Committee[186]
- Seneca County Republican Committee[186]
- Suffolk County Republican Committee[188]
- Sullivan County Republican Committee[186] (previously endorsed John DeFrancisco[188])
- Ulster County Republican Committee[186]
- Washington County Republican Committee[186]
- Yates County Republican Committee[186]
- Newspapers
Larry Sharpe (L)
- U.S. governors
- Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and Libertarian Party presidential nominee in 2012 and 2016[201]
- William Weld, former governor of Massachusetts and Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee in 2016[202]
- U.S. municipal legislators
- William Brooke Harris, Republican Allegany County legislator[203]
- Other politicians
- Craig Bowden, 2018 Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Utah[204]
- Joseph Byrne, trustee on the Valley Central School District Board of Education[205][non-primary source needed]
- Michelle Darnell, 2017 Libertarian candidate for Washington state Representative[206][non-primary source needed]
- Dale Kerns, 2018 Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
- Michael McDermott, 2014 Libertarian nominee for Governor of New York[207][non-primary source needed]
- Austin Petersen, 2018 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri and 2016 Libertarian candidate for president of the United States[208][non-primary source needed]
- Stevan Porter, 2018 Libertarian candidate for Virginia's 11th congressional district[209][non-primary source needed]
- James Rosenbeck, chairman of the Libertarian Party of New York[210]
- James Tosone, 2018 Libertarian nominee for United States Congress, New Jersey District 5[211]
- Nickolas Wildstar, 2018 Libertarian candidate for governor of California[212]
- Individuals
- Glenn Beck, conservative political commentator and radio host at TheBlaze[213]
- Bob Confer, columnist for the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal and the Niagara Gazette[214]
- Jeremy Frankel, writer for The Daily Wire[215][non-primary source needed]
- Shannon Joy, WYSL radio host[216][non-primary source needed]
- Matthew Kolken, immigration lawyer and elected member of the AILA board of directors[217][non-primary source needed]
- Joanne Nosuchinsky, 2013 Miss New York USA and co-host of Mornin'!!! with Bill Schulz[218]
- Aron Price, professional golfer[219][non-primary source needed]
- Evan Roberts, sports radio talk personality and co-host of Joe & Evan[220]
- Joe Rogan, comedian, mixed martial arts color commentator, podcast host, and businessman[221]
- Dave Rubin, political commentator and talk show host, creator and host of The Rubin Report[222]
- Bill Schulz, journalist, television personality and host of Mornin'!!! with Bill Schulz[223]
- John Stossel, author, journalist and libertarian news commentator[224]
- Katherine Timpf, comedian, reporter and Fox News television personality[225]
- Gerald Walker, hip-hop musician[226]
- Matt Welch, journalist at Reason[227]
- Organizations
- 71Republic[228]
- Libertarian Youth Caucus[229][non-primary source needed]
- Marijuana Reform Party of New York state[230]
- Monroe County Libertarian Party[231][non-primary source needed]
- Onondaga County Libertarian Party[232]
- Otsego County Libertarian Party[233][non-primary source needed]
Howie Hawkins (G)
- Local politicians (former)
- Jill Stein, physician, activist, former local politician, Green Party's presidential nominee in the 2012 and 2016 elections and candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2010[234]
- Individuals
- Jimmy Dore, stand-up comedian and political commentator known for hosting The Jimmy Dore Show and co-hosting The Aggressive Progressives on Young Turks[235][236]
Stephanie Miner (SAM)
- Newspapers
- Adirondack Daily Enterprise[237]
Predictions
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with Cynthia Nixon as WFP nominee
with Cynthia Nixon as Democratic nominee
with John DeFrancisco
with Carl Paladino
with Rob Astorino
with Chris Gibson
with Donald Trump Jr.
with Harry Wilson
Fundraising
Results
On November 6, 2018, the Cuomo-Hochul ticket defeated the Molinaro-Killian ticket by a margin of 59.6%–36.2%. Cuomo received 3,635,430 votes,[24] making him the top vote earner in any New York gubernatorial election in history.[261]
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Broome (largest municipality: Binghamton)
- Clinton (largest municipality: Plattsburgh)
- Essex (largest municipality: Ticonderoga)
- Franklin (largest municipality: Malone)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
By congressional district
Cuomo won 20 of 27 congressional districts, including two held by Republicans. Molinaro won seven, including three that elected Democrats.[262]
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Aftermath
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Cuomo was sworn in for a third term as governor on January 1, 2019.[263] He would resign from the governorship on August 10, 2021, following sexual harassment allegations and a nursing home scandal that plagued his third term.[264] Cuomo also faced poor polling numbers; he barely polled ahead of Republican Lee Zeldin and Rob Astorino in 2021.[265]
Molinaro's crushing election defeat and the Republican loss of the State Senate caused many members in the New York GOP to turn openly against then-Chairman Edward Cox, who they blamed for failing to financially or structurally support the party's election campaigns. On May 27, 2019, Cox announced that he would not run for another term as chair that year, choosing to join Donald Trump's reelection campaign instead. On July 2, the state party committee elected Nick Langworthy as the new party chairman.
Howie Hawkins lost ballot access for the Green Party under new requirements as of December 2021.[266]
Stephanie Miner also lost her ballot access for the Serve America Movement as of New York State election law of December 2021.[266]
The Libertarian Party of New York lost their ballot access with Larry Sharpe's 95,033 votes under new New York State election law requirements as of December, 2021.[266]
The Women's Equality Party and Reform Party of New York both lost automatic ballot access by failing to meet the requirements of the New York State election law of December 2021.[266]
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