New York lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010
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TheNew York lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2010 was held onNovember 2, 2010. Theprimary election date was September 14. Thedeadline for filing nomination papers was in July 2010.[1]
Polling hours were 6:00 am to 9:00 pm on all elections days. However, only the seven counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and Erie were open for balloting at 6:00 am. All other counties' polls opened at noon.
New York is among six states that elect the nominees for lt. governor and governor in separate primaries and then have the respective winners share a ticket for the general election. After winning the GOP nod,Gregory Edwards ran withCarl P. Paladino, whose volatile personality shaped the campaign. DemocratRobert Duffy paired up withAndrew Cuomo, and the team went on to win a 30 point victory.
| The November Ballot – Who Made It?New York Lieutenant Governor[2][3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee | Affiliation | ||||
| Robert Duffy | Democrat | ||||
| Gregory Edwards | Republican | ||||
| Alden Link | Libertarian | ||||
| Gloria Mattera | Green | ||||
| Tanya Gendelman | Anti-Prohibition | ||||
| Eva Doyle | Freedom | ||||
| Robert Duffy | Working Families | ||||
| This lists candidates who won their state's primary or convention, or who were unopposed, and who were officially certified for the November ballot by their state's election authority. | |||||
November 2, 2010 general election results
As of November 30th, 100% of precincts had reported; results were certified.
| New York Governor/Lt. Governor, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Andrew Cuomo/Robert Duffy | 61% | 2,910,876 | |
| Republican | Carl Paladino/Gregory Edwards | 32.5% | 1,547,857 | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins/Gloria Mattera | 1.3% | 59,906 | |
| Rent is 2 Damn High | Jimmy McMillan/No candidate | 0.9% | 41,129 | |
| Libertarian | Warren Redlich/Alden Link | 1% | 48,359 | |
| Anti-Prohibition | Kristin Davis/Tanya Gendelman | 0.4% | 20,421 | |
| Freedom | Charles Barron/Eva Doyle | 0.5% | 24,571 | |
| Blank | - | 2.3% | 107,823 | |
| Void | - | 0.1% | 3,963 | |
| Scattering | - | 0.1% | 4,836 | |
| Total Votes | 4,769,741 | |||
| Election results viaNew York State Board of Elections | ||||
Candidates
Lieutenant Governors are elected on a ticket with gubernatorial candidates.
New York election law allows candidates to receive endorsements from, and campaign under the names of, multiple parties, accounting for the fact that some candidates are listed under multiple party headings. Candidates have an incentive to do so as their name appears on the ballot next to each party whose endorsement they have gained and they are allowed to count the total votes received under all ballot lines with their name.
Democrat
- Mayor of Rochester,Robert J. "Bob" Duffy, a veteran of the city's police force, wasAndrew Cuomo's preferred running mate
Democrat and Independence
- Bill Samuels, an attorney and career-long organizer in progressive politics, withdrew from the race, instead focusing on his initiatives to identify new candidates.
- Christopher P. "Chris" St. Lawrence, the Supervisor of Rockland County since 2001, also withdrew from the race
Republican and Conservative
- Chataqua County ExecutiveGregory J. "Greg" Edwards, running with Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio
Republican and Taxpayers
- Thomas V. "Tom" Ognibene, running with Carl Palladino's ticket
Anti-Prohibition
- Linda Espejo
Conservative
- John Andrew Kay
Green
- Gloria Mattera, on a ticket with Howie Hawkins
Freedom
- Eva M. Doyle
Libertarian
- Alden Link
Working Families
- Elon Harpaz
See also
External links
Lt. gubernatorial candidate pages
- Friends of Bob Duffy
- Christopher St. Lawrence
- Gregory J. Edwards for Lt. Governor
- John Andrew Kay for Lt. Governor
- Alden Link for Lt. Governor
- Gloria Mattera for Lt. Governor
- Thomas V. "Tom" Ognibene for Lt. Governor
Gubernatorial candidate pages
- Andrew Cuomo 2010
- Collins for Our Future
- Kristin Davis for Governor
- Kevin Goewey.com - personal website
- Howie Hawkins for Governor
- Rick Lazio for Governor
- Steve Levy for New York
- Ralph Lorigo for Governor
- Meyers Mermal for New York
- Jimmy McMillian for Governor
- Paladino for the People
- Governor Paterson 2010
- Redlich for Governor
- Sma Sloan for Governor
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