New York state executive primary elections review: Andrew Cuomo holds off challenger in Democratic race
September 9, 2014
By Nick Katers
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Albany, New York: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his running mate, Kathy Hochul, fended off a challenge from the left in Tuesday's Democratic primaries. The duo won easy victories in their respective races despite a slew of union endorsements for gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout and her running mate, Tim Wu.
Cuomo's campaign attempted to boot Teachout off the ballot in August, fearing a challenge from a more liberal candidate. The initial lawsuit and an appeal failed to disqualify Teachout, who won endorsements from the state AFL-CIO and Public Employee Federation prior to the primary. Wu, a Columbia University law professor, also earned the support of The New York Times.[1][2]
Cuomo won his primary despite ethics concerns and a federal investigation into his involvement in ending the Moreland Commission, thanks to a 57-percent approval rating in a Siena University poll published last month. The poll also found that 67 percent of respondents were unfamiliar with the commission's work.[3] Hochul, a former congresswoman, is running to replace Robert Duffy, who did not seek re-election as lieutenant governor.
Below, Ballotpedia has put together a review of the September 9 primary elections in New York, including the unofficial vote totals and a peek ahead at the upcoming general election lineup.
New York Governor
- See also: New York gubernatorial election, 2014
Democratic primary
| Governor of New York, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Andrew Cuomo Incumbent |
62.9% | 361,380 | ||
| Zephyr Teachout | 33.5% | 192,210 | ||
| Randy Credico | 3.6% | 20,760 | ||
| Total Votes | 574,350 | |||
| Election results via New York State Board of Elections. | ||||
Republican primary
Rob Astorino did not face opposition for the Republican nomination.
General election
Andrew Cuomo/Kathy Hochul (also ran on the Working Families Party, the Women's Equality Party and the 
Independence Party lines)[4]
Rob Astorino/Chris Moss (also ran on the 
Conservative Party and "Stop Common Core" lines)[5][4]
Howie Hawkins/Brian Jones[6]
Michael McDermott/Chris Edes (nominated at party convention)[7]
Sapient Party - Steven Cohn/Bobby K. Kalotee[8]
Lost in primary
Gubernatorial
Zephyr Teachout - Fordham University Law professor[9]
Randy Credico[8]
Lieutenant gubernatorial
Lost at convention
Gubernatorial
Nathan LeBron[11][12]
Richard Cooper - manufacturing executive and Libertarian activist[13][12]
Lieutenant gubernatorial
Chris Edes - Libertarian activist (nominated for lieutenant governor instead)[14][12]
Did not qualify
Racquel McPherson
Sam Sloan
Nenad Bach[4]
Life and Justice Party candidate Michael J. Carey[8]
Rent is 2 Damn High - Jimmy McMillan/Christalle Felix[8]
Did not file by deadline
Steven McLaughlin - State Assemblyman[15]
Carl Paladino - 2010 Republican candidate for governor[16]
John Studer - Socialist Workers Party candidate[17]
New York Lieutenant Governor
Democratic primary
| Lieutenant Governor of New York, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Kathy Hochul |
60.2% | 329,089 | ||
| Tim Wu | 39.8% | 217,614 | ||
| Total Votes | 546,703 | |||
| Election results via New York State Board of Elections. | ||||
Republican primary
Chris Moss did not face opposition for the Republican nomination.
General election
Kathy Hochul (also ran on the Working Families Party, Independence Party and Women's Equality Party lines) - Former U.S. House Representative, New York, District 26[18][4]
Chris Moss (also ran on the Conservative Party and "Stop Common Core" lines)[4]
Brian Jones - educator[19]
Chris Edes (nominated at party convention) - Libertarian activist[12]
Rent is 2 Damn High candidate Christalle Felix[4]
Sapient Party candidate Bobby K. Kalotee[4]
Lost in primary
Did not qualify
New York Attorney General
- See also: New York attorney general election, 2014
There was no primary in the attorney general race, as Eric Schneiderman and John Cahill won the Democratic and Republican nominations without opposition.
General election
Eric Schneiderman - Incumbent (also ran on the Working Families Party, Independence Party and Women's Equality Party lines) [4]
John Cahill (also ran on the Conservative Party, Life and Justice Party and "Stop Common Core" lines)[20][4]
Ramon Jimenez[4]
Carl Person (nominated at party convention) - attorney[12]
Declined
Daniel Donovan - 2010 candidate for New York Attorney General[21]
Michael Garcia - Former U.S. Attorney[22]
New York Comptroller
There was no primary in the comptroller race, as Thomas DiNapoli and Bob Antonacci won the Democratic and Republican nominations without opposition.
General election
Thomas DiNapoli (also running on the Working Families Party, Independence Party and Women's Equality Party lines) - running[4]
Bob Antonacci (also running on the Conservative Party, Life and Justice Party and "Stop Common Core" lines) - Onondaga County Comptroller[4][23]
Theresa Portelli[4]
John Clifton (nominated at party convention)[12]
Rent is 2 Damn High candidate Greg Fischer
Did not qualify
See also
- New York elections, 2014
- New York state executive official elections, 2014
- New York gubernatorial election, 2014
- New York lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014
- New York attorney general election, 2014
- New York down ballot state executive elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
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- ↑ Governing, "New York Governor Loses Bid to Keep Opponent Off Ballot," August 12, 2014
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Zephyr Teachout cleared by state Supreme Court to run against Andrew Cuomo in Democratic primary," August 20, 2014
- ↑ Siena University, "Voters Say Corruption is Serious Problem," August 11, 2014
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 New York State Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed July 10, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ HowieHawkins.org, "Hawkins steps up to take on Cuomo, Governor 1%," January 16, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Michael McDermott New York Governor 2014, "About," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 New York State Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Zephyr Teachout confirms plans for a Democratic primary against Gov. Cuomo," June 13, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 New York Daily News, "Zephyr Teachout confirms plans for a Democratic primary against Gov. Cuomo," June 13, 2014
- ↑ News10, "Nathan LeBron seeks Libertarian endorsement for NY Governor run," February 27, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 The Libertarian Perty of Suffolk County, NY, "Michael McDermott to Lead Libertarian Team in Drive for Governor’s Race," April 27, 2014
- ↑ Richard Cooper for NY Governor, "About Richard," March 13, 2014
- ↑ Chris Edes for Governor, "About Chris," March 13, 2014
- ↑ New York Post, "Pol running for gov," June 17, 2013
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Carl Paladino Says He May Run For New York Governor As Conservative Party Candidate," August 26, 2013
- ↑ The Militant, "Socialist Workers candidates raise fighting demands for working class," May 12, 2014
- ↑ New York Post, "Cuomo’s pick for Lt. Gov. facing challenge from left," May 26, 2014
- ↑ SocialistWorker.org, "Offering New Yorkers a choice," May 8, 2014
- ↑ New York Daily News, "John Cahill takes major step toward NY attorney general run by creating campaign committee," APril 26, 2014
- ↑ SILive, "Donovan: No rematch with Schneiderman in 2014 attorney general's race," November 8, 2013
- ↑ Times Union, "Garcia hits the rubber chicken dinner circuit," July 23, 2013
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Antonacci announces run for New York State comptroller against DiNapoli," May 7, 2014
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