Larry Sharpe

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Larry Sharpe

Libertarian Party

Candidate, Governor of New York

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Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 3, 2026

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Larry Sharpe (Libertarian Party) is running for election for Governor of New York. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of New York

Larry Sharpe (L) is running in the general election for Governor of New York on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Larry Sharpe (L)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of New York

Incumbent Kathy Hochul (D) and Jean Anglade (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of New York on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kathy Hochul
		Jean Anglade

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Antonio Delgado (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of New York

Bruce Blakeman (R) is running in the Republican primary for Governor of New York on June 23, 2026.

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		Bruce Blakeman

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elise Stefanik (R)

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2022

See also: New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of New York

Incumbent Kathy Hochul defeated Lee Zeldin in the general election for Governor of New York on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Hochul (D / Working Families Party)	53.1	3,140,415
		Lee Zeldin (R / Conservative Party)	46.7	2,762,581
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	9,290

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,912,286
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jumaane Williams (Working Families Party)
• John Nistico (Constitutional Party)
• Larry Sharpe (L)
• Alex Zapesochny (Unite Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New York

Incumbent Kathy Hochul defeated Jumaane Williams and Tom Suozzi in the Democratic primary for Governor of New York on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Hochul	67.4	607,928
		Jumaane Williams	19.3	173,872
		Tom Suozzi	13.0	116,972
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	3,730

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 902,502
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Agha Muhammad Saleh (D)
• Nicolae Bunea (D)
• Letitia James (D)
• Paul Nichols (D)
• Vladimy Joseph (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New York

Lee Zeldin defeated Andrew Giuliani, Rob Astorino, and Harry Wilson in the Republican primary for Governor of New York on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Zeldin	43.4	196,874
		Andrew Giuliani	22.8	103,267
		Rob Astorino	18.6	84,464
		Harry Wilson	14.7	66,736
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	2,261

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 453,602
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Skiboky Stora (R)
• Derrick Gibson (R)
• Kris Lord (R)
• Kim Jarrett (R)
• Michael Carpinelli (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Lee Zeldin advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Governor of New York.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Jumaane Williams advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Governor of New York.

2018

See also: New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of New York

Incumbent Andrew Cuomo defeated Marcus Molinaro, Howie Hawkins, Larry Sharpe, and Stephanie Miner in the general election for Governor of New York on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Cuomo (D / Working Families Party / Independence Party / Women's Equality Party)	59.6	3,635,340
		Marcus Molinaro (R / Conservative Party / Tax Revolt Party)	36.2	2,207,602
		Howie Hawkins (G)	1.7	103,946
		Larry Sharpe (L)	1.6	95,033
		Stephanie Miner (Serve America Movement Party)	0.9	55,441
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	7,115

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,104,477
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New York

Incumbent Andrew Cuomo defeated Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic primary for Governor of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Cuomo	65.5	1,021,160
		Cynthia Nixon	34.5	537,192

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,558,352
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Greg Waltman (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Marcus Molinaro advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of New York.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John DeFrancisco (R)
• Pankaj Shah (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Marcus Molinaro advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Governor of New York.

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Howie Hawkins advanced from the Green primary for Governor of New York.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joel Giambra (Reform Party)

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2026

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2022

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