In May 2014, after widespread speculation, Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy confirmed that he would not run for a second term, expressing a desire to return to his home city of Rochester. The Working Families Party nonetheless cross-endorsed Cuomo in a bitterly contested convention vote, leaving Howie Hawkins of the Green Party as the sole progressive challenger assured of a place on the ballot. A Quinnipiac poll conducted in May 2014 produced a similar result to Siena's, with Cuomo at 37%, Astorino at 24% and the third party candidate at 22%. A later poll by the Siena Research Institute taken of 772 registered voters from April 12–17, 2014, with a margin of error of ± 3.5%, found Cuomo taking 39% to Republican candidate Rob Astorino's 24% and an unnamed Working Families Party candidate also at 24%. A poll commissioned by businessman and progressive political activist Bill Samuels in March 2014 indicated that even an unknown left-wing third-party challenger on the Working Families Party line could garner between 6% and 13% of the vote without threatening Cuomo's chances of winning re-election. Progressive minor parties saw an opportunity to make headway in the state due to Cuomo's relatively conservative stances on taxes and spending. This is the last gubernatorial election in which the counties of Clinton, Franklin, Essex, and Broome voted Democratic, and the last in which Monroe and Ulster voted Republican. Lawerence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schuyler, Seneca, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Yates. ĭemocrats flipped Erie County, and Republicans flipped the following counties: Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Oneida, Ontario, Orange, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, St. On Election Day, Cuomo and Hochul defeated Astorino and Moss by a margin of 14 percentage points. The Cook Political Report, Daily Kos Elections, Governing, RealClearPolitics, The Rothenberg Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball all rated the 2014 New York gubernatorial election as "Safe Democratic". Entering the 2014 campaign, Cuomo enjoyed high approval ratings and a large campaign war chest that totaled $33 million as of January 2014. Cuomo succeeded retiring Democratic Governor David Paterson. Cuomo defeated Republican businessman Carl Paladino by a nearly 2 to 1 margin, 63% to 33%. Astorino and Moss were also cross-nominated by the Conservative Party and the Stop Common Core Party.ĭemocrat Andrew Cuomo, then serving as Attorney General of New York, was elected Governor in 2010. Representative Kathy Hochul, won contested primaries, while Republican Rob Astorino, the Westchester County Executive, and his running mate ( Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss) were unopposed for their party's nomination. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo sought re-election to a second term in office, though incumbent Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy did not seek re-election. Talk-show host wins race for lieutenant governor.The 2014 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014.Davis faced a major challenge in a state that has not elected a Democrat to statewide office in 20 years. The Abbott campaign called the ad “desperate and despicable.” Even without those stumbles, however, Ms. Abbott had reached a $10 million settlement for his own injury but, the ad argued, he had worked to restrict recovery for other accident victims. Abbott, who was paralyzed in an accident in 1984, of hypocrisy. Her best-known ad lingered on an empty wheelchair and accused Mr. When she did go on the offensive, she managed to offend. Davis proved to be a potent fund-raiser, she turned out to be a less effective campaigner. Republicans called her “abortion Barbie” and never let up their attacks. Davis came to national prominence last year in an 11-hour filibuster that temporarily blocked an anti-abortion bill. Greg Abbott, the state’s attorney general, went into Election Day with such a powerful electoral advantage over State Senator Wendy Davis that the race was called moments after the polls closed.
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