The2018 New York gubernatorial election occurred on November 6, 2018. IncumbentDemocratic governorAndrew Cuomo won re-election to a third term, defeating RepublicanMarc Molinaro and several minor party candidates. Cuomo received 59.6% of the vote to Molinaro's 36.2%.
Cuomo defeated actress and activistCynthia Nixon in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Cuomo's running mate, Lt. GovernorKathy Hochul , beat New York City councillorJumaane Williams in the Democratic primary for the lieutenant governorship. Democratic candidates Cuomo and Hochul also ran on the ballot lines of theIndependence Party , and theWomen's Equality Party ; after Nixon and Williams withdrew from the race in October, Cuomo and Hochul received the nomination of theWorking Families Party as well.
Dutchess County Executive and former New York State AssemblymemberMarc Molinaro was theRepublican ,Conservative , andReform Party candidate. Molinaro's running mate was former Rye City Councilmember Julie Killian. 3rd-party gubernatorial candidates appearing on the general election ballot includedHowie Hawkins , repeat candidate for theGreen Party ; former Syracuse MayorStephanie Miner , running on the newly createdServe America Movement line; andLarry Sharpe of theLibertarian 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 flippedMonroe ,Suffolk , andUlster counties back into the Democratic column; all 3 supported him in2010 but narrowly backed RepublicanRob Astorino in2014 . Molinaro, however, flipped the North Country counties ofClinton ,Franklin , andEssex , as well asBroome County in the Southern Tier, into the Republican column.
Cuomo wonNew York City itself by 81.51 percent to Molinaro's 15.2 (including a plurality in the somewhat conservativeStaten Island borough).[ 1] He also maintained a ten-point edge over Molinaro inLong Island andRockland County ,[ 2] in addition to comfortably winning the suburbanWestchester 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 concurrentattorney general election ,Senate election andComptroller election , is the last timeRichmond (Staten Island) orSuffolk counties have voted Democratic. This is the last timeNassau County andRockland County voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election. This is the last time the counties ofSchenectady andColumbia 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.
Incumbent governorAndrew Cuomo decided to seekre-election in 2014 to a second term in office. Governor Cuomo defeatedZephyr 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 allowselectoral fusion , in which candidates may appear on multiple ballot lines in the same election.[ 4] [ 5]
The results of the gubernatorial election also determineballot access and ballot order. A party's gubernatorial candidate must receive 50,000 votes or more for that party toobtain automatic ballot status in New York for the following four years.[ 6]
The last Republican to win a gubernatorial election in New York wasGeorge Pataki , in 2002.[ 7]
On November 15, 2016, Gov. Cuomo announced his intention to seek a 3rd term in office.[ 8] On May 23, 2018, governorAndrew 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 activistCynthia 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]
Preet Bharara , formerUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York [ 15] Byron Brown ,mayor ofBuffalo and chairman of theNew York State Democratic Party [ 16] Hillary Clinton , 67thUS Secretary of State ; formerU.S. senator from NY; formerFirst Lady of the United States ;2008 Democratic presidential candidate ;Democratic nominee for president in2016 (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 , formermayor of Syracuse [ 21] [ 22] (declined to seek Democratic Party nomination, ran for governor on theServe America Movement ticket)[ 23] [ 24] Eric Schneiderman ,Attorney General of New York (resigned from public office May 7, 2018, followingaccusations of domestic violence )[ 19] Zephyr Teachout , law professor atFordham University , candidate for governor in2014 and nominee forNY-19 in 2016 (endorsed Nixon; ran for attorney general)[ 25] Jumaane Williams , member of theNYC Council [ 26] (endorsed Nixon; ran for lieutenant governor)[ 27] Cynthia Nixon (defeated)
Local and state politicians (current and former) Tom Abinanti , assemblyman[ 28] Carmen Yulin Cruz , currentmayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico Andrew Hevesi , assemblyman[ 29] Brad Lander ,NYC Council member for the 39th DistrictMelissa Mark-Viverito , formerSpeaker of the New York City Council , formerNew York City Council member for the 8th district[ 30] Carlos Menchaca ,New York City Council member [ 31] [non-primary source needed ] for the 38th DistrictAntonio Reynoso ,New York City Council member for the 34th DistrictJimmy Van Bramer ,New York City Council member for the 26th District[ 32] Jumaane Williams ,New York City Council member for the 45th DistrictIndividuals Cardi B , rapper[ 33] El-P , rapper, record producer, and record executive[ 34] Ashley Feinberg , journalist, humorist, and senior writer atHuffPost [ 35] Jesse Tyler Ferguson , actor[ 36] Adam Friedland, comedian[ 37] Kerri Evelyn Harris , candidate for DE-SN and activistShaun King , activist and journalist[ 38] Nomiki Konst, reporter forThe 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 atNew York University [ 44] Julia Salazar , candidate forNew York State Senate District 18 [ 45] Richard Schiff , actor[ 46] [non-primary source needed ] Amy Schumer , comedian[ 47] Richard Stallman , president of theFree Software Foundation [ 48] [ 49] T.I. , rapper and actor[ 50] Zephyr Teachout , law professor atFordham University , candidate for attorney general in2018 , candidate for governor in2014 and nominee forNY-19 in 2016 (served as Campaign Treasurer)[ 51] Cenk Uygur , host ofThe Young Turks [ 52] Organizations Media Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo Cynthia Nixon Other Undecided Siena College [ 69] September 4–7, 2018 509 ± 4.3% 63% 22% 4% 11% Siena College [ 70] July 22–26, 2018 630 ± 3.9% 60% 29% 1% 10% Quinnipiac University [ 71] July 12–16, 2018 415 ± 6.2% 59% 23% 2% 15% Zogby Analytics [ 72] June 27 – July 3, 2018 – – 63% 22% – 15% Siena College [ 73] June 4–7, 2018 – – 61% 26% 0% 11% Quinnipiac University [ 74] April 26 – May 1, 2018 473 ± 5.7% 50% 28% – 22% Siena College [ 75] April 8–12, 2018 – – 58% 27% 5% 11% Marist College [ 76] April 3–9, 2018 364 ± 6.0% 68% 21% – 11% Remington (R-Big Dog Strategies)[ 77] April 7–8, 2018 2,038 ± 2.2% 60% 20% – 19% Siena College [ 78] March 11–16, 2018 363 ± 4.0% 66% 19% 1% 9%
Hofstra University – August 29, 2018 – WCBS-TV[ 79] County results for the Democratic gubernatorial primaryCuomo: 50-60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90%Nixon: 50–60% On September 13, 2018, Cuomo defeated Nixon in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.[ 80]
2018 Democratic primary results Governor of New York[ 81] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Andrew Cuomo (incumbent) 1,021,160 65.53% Democratic Cynthia Nixon 537,192 34.47% Total votes 1,558,352 100%
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] County results for the Democratic lieutenant governor primaryHochul: 50-60% 60–70% 70–80%Williams: 50–60% 60–70% Kathy Hochul narrowly defeated New York City CouncillorJumaane Williams in the Democratic primary.[ 82]
2018 Democratic primary results Lieutenant governor of New York[ 81] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Kathy Hochul (incumbent) 733,591 53.3% Democratic Jumaane Williams 641,633 46.7% Total votes 1,375,224 100%
On May 23, 2018, the party unanimously nominatedMarc 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 LeaderJohn 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]
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 Municipal legislators Organizations Brian Kolb (withdrew)
State legislators Municipal leaders Organizations Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error John DeFrancisco Marc Molinaro Other Undecided Siena College [ 75] April 8–12, 2018 – – 18% 18% 0% 53% Siena College [ 78] March 11–16, 2018 170 4.0% 21% 17% 0% 49%
Third-party candidates and independent candidates [ edit ] Third parties with automatic ballot access [ edit ] 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 chairmanMichael R. Long termed a "not very easy" decision, the Conservative Party Executive Committee selectedMarc Molinaro over Deputy Senate Majority LeaderJohn A. DeFrancisco as its gubernatorial endorsee.[ 118] 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] Working Families Party : On April 14, 2018, by a 91–8 margin, the Working Families Party endorsedCynthia Nixon as its gubernatorial candidate, withJumaane Williams as her running mate. The endorsement came after the labor unions that formed part of Cuomo'spolitical machine , who were able to force the party to nominate Cuomo instead ofZephyr 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) Independence Party of New York : On December 23, 2017, the party endorsed incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo for the third consecutive election cycle.[ 127] Women's Equality Party : The party endorsed Cuomo for re-election, as the party remained allied with the Cuomo campaign.[ 128] Reform Party of New York State : On May 19, after the party's executive committee deadlocked betweenMarc Molinaro andJoel Giambra in April,[ 129] delegates at the Reform Party state convention nominated Republican frontrunner Molinaro for governor.[ 130] Independent candidates and third parties without automatic ballot access [ edit ] Any candidate not among the eightqualified 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]
Business consultant andrunner-up in the 2016 Libertarian Party vice presidential primary Larry Sharpe ran on theLibertarian Party line. On July 12, 2017,Larry Sharpe , business consultant andrunner-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] Running mate: Andrew Hollister, candidate forRochester City Council in 2017[ 133] Serve America Movement [ edit ] On June 18, 2018, former Syracuse MayorStephanie 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]
Rent Is Too Damn High Party (disqualified)[ edit ] 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]
Host network Date Link(s) Participants Andrew Cuomo (D) Marc Molinaro (R) Larry Sharpe (L) Howie Hawkins (G) Stephanie Miner (SAM) WCBS-TV October 23, 2018 [ 146] Participant Participant Non-invitee Non-invitee Non-invitee College of St. Rose November 1, 2018 [ 147] Absentee Participant Participant Participant Participant
Andrew Cuomo (D)
U.S. cabinet members and cabinet-level officials State officials U.S. senators U.S. representatives Local and state politicians Organizations Media Individuals Marc Molinaro (R)
U.S. governors U.S. representatives State legislators County officials Individuals Organizations Newspapers Larry Sharpe (L)
U.S. governors U.S. municipal legislators Other politicians Craig Bowden, 2018 Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Utah[ 204] Joseph Byrne, trustee on theValley Central School District Board of Education[ 205] [non-primary source needed ] Michelle Darnell, 2017Libertarian candidate forWashington state Representative[ 206] [non-primary source needed ] Dale Kerns,2018 Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania Michael McDermott ,2014 Libertarian nominee forGovernor of New York [ 207] [non-primary source needed ] Austin Petersen ,2018 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri and2016 Libertarian candidate for president of the United States[ 208] [non-primary source needed ] Stevan Porter,2018 Libertarian candidate forVirginia's 11th congressional district [ 209] [non-primary source needed ] James Rosenbeck, chairman of theLibertarian Party of New York [ 210] James Tosone, 2018 Libertarian nominee for United States Congress, New Jersey District 5[ 211] Nickolas Wildstar , 2018Libertarian candidate forgovernor of California [ 212] Individuals Glenn Beck , conservative political commentator and radio host atTheBlaze [ 213] Bob Confer, columnist for theLockport Union-Sun & Journal and theNiagara Gazette [ 214] Jeremy Frankel, writer forThe 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 theAILA board of directors[ 217] [non-primary source needed ] Joanne Nosuchinsky , 2013Miss New York USA and co-host ofMornin'!!! with Bill Schulz [ 218] Aron Price , professional golfer[ 219] [non-primary source needed ] Evan Roberts , sports radio talk personality and co-host ofJoe & 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 ofThe Rubin Report [ 222] Bill Schulz , journalist, television personality and host ofMornin'!!! with Bill Schulz [ 223] John Stossel , author, journalist and libertarian news commentator[ 224] Katherine Timpf , comedian, reporter andFox News television personality[ 225] Gerald Walker , hip-hop musician[ 226] Matt Welch , journalist atReason [ 227] Organizations Howie Hawkins (G)
Local politicians (former) Individuals Jimmy Dore , stand-up comedian and political commentator known for hostingThe Jimmy Dore Show and co-hostingThe Aggressive Progressives onYoung Turks [ 235] [ 236] Stephanie Miner (SAM)
Newspapers Adirondack Daily Enterprise [ 237] Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report [ 238] Safe D October 26, 2018 The Washington Post [ 239] Safe D November 5, 2018 FiveThirtyEight [ 240] Safe D November 5, 2018 Rothenberg Political Report [ 241] Safe D November 1, 2018 Sabato's Crystal Ball [ 242] Safe D November 5, 2018 RealClearPolitics [ 243] Safe D November 4, 2018 Daily Kos [ 244] Safe D November 5, 2018 Fox News [ 245] [ a] Likely D November 5, 2018 Politico [ 246] Safe D November 5, 2018 Governing [ 247] Safe D November 5, 2018
Notes ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races Aggregate polls
Source of poll aggregation Dates administered Dates updated Andrew Cuomo (D) Marc Molinaro (R) Undecided[ a] Margin Real Clear Politics [ 248] October 10 – November 1, 2018 November 1, 2018 53.5% 35.5% 11% Cuomo +18.0 FiveThirtyEight [ 249] April 26 – November 1, 2018 November 1, 2018 49.7% 30.4% 19.9% Cuomo +19.3 Average 51.6% 33.0% 15.4% Cuomo +18.6
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo (D) Marc Molinaro (R) Stephanie Miner (SAM) Howie Hawkins (G) Larry Sharpe (L) Other Undecided Research Co. [ 250] November 1–3, 2018 450 ± 4.6% 54% 37% – – – 3% 6% Siena College [ 251] October 28 – November 1, 2018 641 ± 3.9% 49% 36% 2% 2% 3% 0% 7% Quinnipiac University [ 252] October 10–16, 2018 852 ± 4.4% 58% 35% – – – 2% 5% Gravis Marketing (L-Sharpe)[ 253] October 4–8, 2018 783 ± 3.5% 48% 25% 8% 6% 13% – – Siena College [ 254] September 20–27, 2018 701 ± 3.9% 56% 38% – – – 0% 4% Liberty Opinion Research (R-Reform Party)[ 255] August 29–30, 2018 2,783 ± 1.9% 46% 43% – – – – 11% Quinnipiac University [ 71] July 12–16, 2018 934 ± 4.1% 57% 31% – – – 0% 8% Zogby Analytics [ 72] June 27 – July 3, 2018 708 ± 3.7% 50% 27% 10% 4% – – 9% 49% 27% 11% – – – 12% 52% 32% – – – – 15% Siena College [ 73] June 4–7, 2018 745 ± 3.7% 56% 37% – – – 1% 5% Quinnipiac University [ 74] April 26 – May 1, 2018 1,076 ± 3.7% 57% 26% – – – 2% 12% Siena College [ 75] April 8–12, 2018 692 ± 4.3% 57% 31% – – – 0% 9% Siena College [ 78] March 11–16, 2018 772 ± 4.0% 57% 29% – – – 0% 11%
Hypothetical polling
with Cynthia Nixon as WFP nominee
with Cynthia Nixon as Democratic nominee
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Cynthia Nixon (D) Marc Molinaro (R) Other Undecided Siena College [ 73] June 4–7, 2018 745 ± 3.7% 46% 35% 2% 15%
with John DeFrancisco
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo (D) JohnDeFrancisco (R) Other Undecided Siena College [ 75] April 8–12, 2018 692 ± 4.3% 56% 32% 1% 9% Siena College [ 78] March 11–16, 2018 772 ± 4.0% 57% 28% 1% 11%
with Carl Paladino
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo (D) Carl Paladino (R) Undecided Marist College [ 257] June 6–10, 2017 703 ± 3.7% 57% 26% 17%
with Rob Astorino
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo (D) Rob Astorino (R) Undecided Marist College [ 257] June 6–10, 2017 703 ± 3.7% 58% 26% 16%
with Chris Gibson
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo (D) Chris Gibson (R) Undecided Public Policy Polling [ 258] April 7–10, 2016 1,403 ± 2.6% 49% 26% 26%
with Donald Trump Jr.
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo (D) Donald Trump Jr. (R) Undecided Marist College [ 257] June 6–10, 2017 703 ± 3.7% 62% 27% 11%
with Harry Wilson
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo (D) Harry Wilson (R) Undecided Marist College [ 257] June 6–10, 2017 703 ± 3.7% 58% 22% 20%
Campaign finance reports as of October 10, 2018 Candidate Amount raised Andrew Cuomo $37,030,713.00 Marc Molinaro $2,408,077.00 Larry Sharpe $522,882.00 Stephanie Miner $725,060.93 Howie Hawkins $189,918.94 Source: New York State Board of Elections[ 259] [ 260]
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 anyNew York gubernatorial election in history.[ 261]
2018 New York gubernatorial election[ 24] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Andrew Cuomo 3,424,416 56.09% +8.64% Working Families Andrew Cuomo 114,478 1.88% −1.43% Independence Andrew Cuomo 68,713 1.13 %−0.91% Women's Equality Andrew Cuomo 27,733 0.45% −0.96% Total Andrew Cuomo (incumbent)3,635,340 59.55% +5.43% Republican Marc Molinaro 1,926,485 31.56% −0.79% Conservative Marc Molinaro 253,624 4.16% −2.41% Reform Marc Molinaro 27,493 0.45% N/A Total Marc Molinaro 2,207,602 36.16% −4.10% Green Howie Hawkins 103,946 1.70% −3.14% Libertarian Larry Sharpe 95,033 1.56% +1.12% SAM Stephanie Miner 55,441 0.91% N/A N/A Misc. Write-Ins 7,115 0.12% N/A Total votes 6,104,447 100.0% N/A Democratic hold
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Cuomo won 20 of 27 congressional districts, including two held by Republicans. Molinaro won seven, including three that elected Democrats.[ 262]
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, followingsexual harassment allegations and anursing home scandal that plagued his third term.[ 264] Cuomo also faced poor polling numbers; he barely polled ahead ofRepublican Lee Zeldin andRob 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-ChairmanEdward 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 electedNick Langworthy as the new party chairman.
Howie Hawkins lost ballot access for theGreen Party under new requirements as of December 2021.[ 266]
Stephanie Miner also lost her ballot access for theServe America Movement as of New York State election law of December 2021.[ 266]
TheLibertarian Party of New York lost their ballot access withLarry Sharpe 's 95,033 votes under new New York State election law requirements as of December, 2021.[ 266]
TheWomen's Equality Party andReform 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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RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^a b "Staten Island Chair Backs Kolb For Governor" .nystateofpolitics.com . Archived fromthe original on June 9, 2018. RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ Kolb, Brian."Honored to receive the endorsement of @NMalliotakis today. Nicole has fought tirelessly against corruption & mismanagement in New York City and throughout our state. With her backing & the support of voters across NY, we're going to deliver real reform for the people of New York" . ^a b c d e f g h robert.harding@lee.net, Robert Harding (January 31, 2018)."Finger Lakes GOP county chairs endorse Brian Kolb for governor" . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 . ^ BUCHIERE, STEVE (January 31, 2018)."Kolb has another endorsement – and GOP rival" . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 . ^a b Harding, Robert."INBOX: A second endorsement for Brian Kolb (@kolbfornewyork). He has been endorsed by the Seneca County Republican Committee. So far, he has the support of Seneca (in his Assembly district) and Yates (neighbors his Assembly district). #nygov" . ^ Lovett, Kenneth (April 16, 2018)."NYS Conservative Party leaders back Molinaro for governor – NY Daily News" .New York Daily News . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 . ^ "Green Party's Howie Hawkins likely to launch third campaign for NY governor" . March 9, 2018. RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ Murphy, Jarrett (May 31, 2018)."Video: Green Party Gov Nominee Says 'We Have More Leverage' " . CityLimits.org. RetrievedJune 20, 2018 . ^ "Jia Lee, NYC Teacher / Union activist, announces for Lt. Gov as a Green" .gp.org . RetrievedMay 14, 2018 .^ "Cuomo cedes WFP line, labor unions pull out of party" .Politico . April 13, 2018. RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ Campbell, Jon; Spector, Joseph (September 13, 2018)."Andrew Cuomo cruises to easy win over Cynthia Nixon in New York gubernatorial primary" .USA Today . 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I am honored to receive the endorsement of my friend and Oneida County Executive @AJPicenteJr" .Twitter . ^ Molinaro, Marc."Thank you, Ann, for your endorsement! I am proud to have an extensive coalition of bi-partisan support. TOGETHER we will win on Tuesday, November 6th. #BelieveAgain #MolinaroForNY #TakeBackOurState" .Twitter . ^ "Island Government: GOP lawmakers back Marcus Molinaro for governor" .SILive.com . May 2018.^ Reisman, Nick (October 29, 2018)."Forbes For Molinaro" .NY State of Politics . Archived fromthe original on October 29, 2018. RetrievedOctober 29, 2018 . ^ Barrabi, Rich."BREAKING: Nassau #GOP Chairman Joe Mondello endorses @marcmolinaro for Governor. "Marc Molinaro has a proven track record as Dutchess County Executive... He's a young, dynamic candidate who will bring a great deal of energy and enthusiasm to this year's Republican ticket." " .Twitter . ^ Ulrich, Eric."Reject the status Cuomo. Vote @marcmolinaro for Governor! #ElectionDay #GetOutAndVote" . 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