New York gubernatorial election, 2018 - wikipedia New York gubernatorial election, 2018 New York gubernatorial election, 2018 ← 2014 November 6, 2018 2022 → Nominee Andrew Cuomo Marc Molinaro Howie Hawkins Party Democratic Republican Green Running mate Kathy Hochul Julie Killian Jia Lee Nominee Larry Sharpe Stephanie Miner Party Libertarian Serve America Movement Running mate Andrew Hollister Michael Volpe Incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo Democratic The 2018 New York gubernatorial election is scheduled for November 6, 2018. Both the governor of New York and the lieutenant governor of New York are scheduled to be elected on that date ; while each party 's candidates for governor and lieutenant governor form a combined ticket in the general election, each party 's candidates to the two posts run separately in the primaries. On November 15, 2016, incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to seek a third term. On September 13, 2018, Cuomo defeated actress and activist Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Cuomo 's running mate, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, defeated New York City Councilmember Jumaane Williams in the Democratic primary. Cuomo and Hochul are also running on the ballot lines of the Independence Party and the Women 's Equality Party ; after Nixon and Williams withdrew from the race in October, Cuomo and Hochul also received the nomination of the Working Families Party. Dutchess County Executive and former New York State Assemblymember Marcus Molinaro is running for governor on the Republican, Conservative, and Reform Party lines ; Molinaro 's running mate is former Rye City Councilmember Julie Killian. Third - party gubernatorial candidates eligible to appear on the general election ballot include : Howie Hawkins, repeat candidate for the Green Party ; former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, running on the newly - created Serve America Movement line ; and Larry Sharpe of the Libertarian Party, who was the runner - up in the 2016 Libertarian primary contest for vice president. Contents 1 Background 2 Democratic primary 2.1 Candidates 2.1. 1 Nominee 2.1. 1.1 Lost nomination 2.1. 1.2 Withdrew 2.1. 1.3 Declined 2.1. 2 Endorsements 2.1. 3 Polling 2.1. 3.1 Results 2.2 Debates and forums 2.2. 1 Lieutenant Governor 2.2. 2 Nominee 2.2. 2.1 Lost nomination 2.2. 2.2 Results 3 Republican primary 3.1 Governor 3.1. 1 Candidates 3.1. 1.1 Nominee 3.1. 1.2 Withdrew 3.1. 1.3 Declined 3.1. 2 Endorsements 3.1. 3 Polling 4 Third - party candidates and independent candidates 4.1 Third parties with automatic ballot access 4.2 Independent candidates and third parties without automatic ballot access 4.2. 1 Libertarian Party 4.2. 2 Serve America Movement 4.2. 3 Rent Is Too Damn High Party ( disqualified ) 5 Primary election 5.1 Fundraising 6 General election 6.1 Debates 6.2 Endorsements 6.3 Predictions 6.4 Polling 6.5 Results 7 References 8 External links Background Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo decided to seek re-election in 2014 to a second term in office. Governor Cuomo defeated Zephyr 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. 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 recognizes electoral fusion ; candidates can count the votes they receive on all party lines toward their overall vote total, but only if the governor and lieutenant governor match on all of the parties ( thus, in theory, it is possible for a gubernatorial candidate to receive the most votes and still lose if there were different lieutenant governors on each party line ; in practice, the third parties used for electoral fusion purposes try to match their respective tickets and reassign other candidates as dummy candidates in less important races to allow the tickets to be unified ). The results of the gubernatorial election will also determine ballot access and ballot order for all elections in New York through 2022. To qualify as a political party in New York for the next four years, the party 's gubernatorial candidate must receive 50,000 votes or more in this election, with each party listed in descending order from top to bottom based on the votes each party line receives. The last Republican to win a gubernatorial election in New York was George Pataki in 2002. Democratic primary On May 23, 2018, incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo secured the nomination of the Democratic Party at the state convention after winning support from more than 95 % of the state delegates. No other candidates qualified for the primary ballot at the convention, as they all failed to meet the required 25 % delegate threshold. Cynthia Nixon afterwards filed a petition. By July 12, her petition had 65,000 signatures, which is more than four times the 15,000 required to force a primary election. Candidates Nominee Andrew Cuomo, incumbent Governor Lost nomination Actress and activist Cynthia Nixon sought the Democratic Party 's gubernatorial nomination in 2018, but was defeated by incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cynthia Nixon, actress and activist Withdrew Randy Credico, perennial candidate ( endorsed Nixon ) Terry Gipson, former State Senator Declined Preet Bharara, former U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Byron Brown, Mayor of Buffalo and chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee Hillary Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State ; former U.S. Senator from New York ; former First Lady of the United States ; 2008 Democratic presidential candidate ; Democratic nominee for President in 2016 ( endorsed Cuomo ) Thomas DiNapoli, Comptroller of New York ( running for reelection ) Kirsten Gillibrand, current U.S. Senator from New York ( running for reelection ; endorsed Cuomo ) Stephanie Miner, former Mayor of Syracuse ( declined to seek Democratic Party nomination, running as an independent on the Serve America Movement ticket ) Eric Schneiderman, Attorney General of New York ( resigned from public office May 7, 2018 following accusations of domestic violence ) Zephyr Teachout, law professor at Fordham University, candidate for governor in 2014 and nominee for NY - 19 in 2016 ( endorsed Nixon ; running for Attorney General ) Jumaane Williams, member of the New York City Council ( endorsed Nixon ; running for lieutenant governor ) Endorsements show Cynthia Nixon ( defeated ) Local and state politicians ( current and former ) Tom Abinanti, Assemblyman Carmen Yulin Cruz, current Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico Terry Gipson, former State Senator Andrew Hevesi, Assemblyman Melissa Mark - Viverito, former Speaker of the New York City Council, former New York City Council member for the 8th district Carlos Menchaca, New York City Council member for the 38th District Antonio Reynoso, New York City Council member for the 34th District Brad Lander, New York City Council member for the 39th District Jimmy Van Bramer, New York City Council member for the 26th District Jumaane Williams, New York City Council member for the 45th District Individuals Cardi B, rapper Kristin Davis, actress El - P, rapper, record producer, and record executive Ashley Feinberg, journalist, humorist, and senior writer at HuffPost Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor Shaun King, activist and journalist Kerri Evelyn Harris, candidate for DE-SN and activist Nomiki Konst, reporter for The Young Turks Kyle Kulinski, host of Secular Talk Bertha Lewis, activist, president of The Black Institute, former CEO of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, and founding co-chair of the Working Families Party Bill McKibben, environmentalist Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez, nominee for NY - 14, educator, political organizer and former congressional staffer Rosie O'Donnell, comedian and television personality Sarah Jessica Parker, actress Diane Ravitch, research professor at New York University Richard Schiff, actor Amy Schumer, comedian Julia Salazar, candidate for New York State Senate District 18 T.I., rapper and actor Zephyr Teachout, law professor at Fordham University, candidate for Attorney General in 2018, candidate for governor in 2014 and nominee for NY - 19 in 2016 ( served as Campaign Treasurer ) Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks Richard Stallman, president of the Free Software Foundation Organizations 350 Action Citizen Action Daily Kos Democracy for America Progressive Change Campaign Committee Make the Road Action New York Communities for Change Our Revolution Working Families Party Justice Democrats Indivisible Brooklyn Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America NYC Democratic Socialists Trans United Fund Media The Nation Polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo Cynthia Nixon Other Undecided Siena College September 4 -- 7, 2018 509 ± 4.3 % 63 % 22 % 4 % 11 % Siena College July 22 -- 26, 2018 630 ± 3.9 % 60 % 29 % 1 % 10 % Quinnipiac University July 12 -- 16, 2018 415 ± 6.2 % 59 % 23 % 2 % 15 % Zogby Analytics June 27 -- July 3, 2018 -- -- 63 % 22 % -- 15 % Siena College June 4 -- 7, 2018 -- -- 61 % 26 % 0 % 11 % Quinnipiac University April 26 -- May 1, 2018 473 ± 5.7 % 50 % 28 % -- 22 % Siena College April 8 -- 12, 2018 -- -- 58 % 27 % 5 % 11 % Marist College April 3 -- 9, 2018 364 ± 6.0 % 68 % 21 % -- 11 % Remington ( R - Big Dog Strategies ) April 7 -- 8, 2018 2,038 ± 2.2 % 60 % 20 % -- 19 % Siena College March 11 -- 16, 2018 363 ± 4.0 % 66 % 19 % 1 % 9 % Results Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Andrew Cuomo ( incumbent ) 978,168 65.6 % Democratic Cynthia Nixon 512,585 34.4 % Total votes 1,490,753 100 % Debates and forums Hofstra University - August 29, 2018 - WCBS - TV Lieutenant Governor Nominee Kathy Hochul, incumbent lieutenant governor Lost nomination Jumaane Williams, New York City Councilmember Results Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Kathy Hochul ( incumbent ) 733,591 53.3 % Democratic Jumaane Williams 641,633 46.7 % Total votes 1,375,224 100 % Republican primary On May 23, 2018, the party unanimously nominated Marcus Molinaro as its candidate for Governor of New York at its state convention. No challengers attempted to petition onto the primary ballot, so no Republican primary took place. Governor Candidates Nominee Marcus Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive and former member of the New York State Assembly Running mate : Julie Killian, former Rye City Councilwoman and state senate nominee Withdrew John A. DeFrancisco, Deputy Majority Leader of the New York State Senate ( suspended campaign with intent to withdraw April 25, 2018 ) Joel Giambra, former Erie County Executive ( withdrew from the Republican primary March 1, 2018 ) Joe Holland, former commissioner of the New York Department of Housing and Community Renewal ( running for Attorney General ) Brian Kolb, Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly Declined Rob Astorino, former Westchester County Executive and Republican nominee for governor in 2014 John P. Cahill, former commissioner of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation ; former chief of staff to Governor George Pataki ; Republican nominee for attorney general in 2014 John J. Flanagan, Majority Leader of the New York State Senate Chris Gibson, former U.S. Representative Carl Paladino, former member of the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education and nominee for governor in 2010 Donald Trump Jr., businessman and son of U.S. President Donald Trump Harry Wilson, businessman and nominee for State Comptroller in 2010 Ed Day, Rockland County Executive Endorsements show John DeFrancisco ( withdrew ) Federal politicians John Katko, U.S. Representative State Legislators Fred Akshar, New York State Senator George Amedore, New York State Senator John Bonacic, New York State Senator Phil Boyle, New York State Senator Tom Croci, New York State Senator John J. Flanagan, Majority Leader of the New York State Senate Rich Funke, New York State Senator Patrick M. Gallivan, New York State Senator Joseph Griffo, New York State Senator Bill Larkin, New York State Senator Kathy Marchione, New York State Senator Rob Ortt, New York State Senator Mike Ranzenhofer, New York State Senator Patty Ritchie, New York State Senator Joseph Robach, New York State Senator Sue Serino, New York State Senator James Seward, New York State Senator Jim Tedisco, New York State Senator Cathy Young, New York State Senator Municipal leaders Jacqueline Izzo, Mayor of Rome Todd A. Rouse, former Mayor of Canastota and Chairman of the Madison County Republican Committee Municipal legislator Rodney Strange, Chemung County Legislator and Chairman of the Chemung County Republican Committee Organizations Albany County Republican Committee Broome County Republican Committee Cattaraugus County Republican Committee Chenango County Republican Committee Delaware County Republican Committee Jefferson County Republican Committee Lewis County Republican Committee Madison County Republican Committee Montgomery County Republican Committee Niagara County Republican Committee Oneida County Republican Committee Onondaga County Conservative Committee Onondaga County Republican Committee Tioga County Republican Committee show Brian Kolb ( withdrew ) State legislators Ronald Castorina, New York State Assemblyman and Chairman of the Richmond County Republican Committee Nicole Malliotakis, New York State Assemblywoman and 2017 Republican nominee for Mayor of New York City Bob Oaks, New York State Assemblyman and Chairman of the Wayne County Republican Committee Municipal leaders Bill Reilich, Town Supervisor of Greece, former New York State Assemblyman and Chairman of the Monroe County Republican Committee Organizations Allegany County Republican Committee Clinton County Republican Committee Livingston County Republican Committee Monroe County Republican Committee Ontario County Republican Committee Richmond County Republican Committee Seneca County Republican Committee Schuyler County Republican Committee Steuben County Republican Committee Wayne County Republican Committee Yates County Republican Committee Polling Hypothetical polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error John DeFrancisco Marcus Molinaro Other Undecided Siena College April 8 -- 12, 2018 -- -- 18 % 18 % 0 % 53 % Siena College March 11 -- 16, 2018 170 4.0 % 21 % 17 % 0 % 49 % Third - Party candidates and independent candidates Third parties with automatic ballot access In addition to the Democratic and Republican Parties, six other political parties will have automatic ballot access ; all six have chosen to exercise it. In order of ballot appearance, those parties are : Conservative Party of New York State : On April 13, 2018, in what Party Chairman Michael R. Long termed a `` not very easy '' decision, the Conservative Party Executive Committee selected Marcus Molinaro over Deputy Senate Majority Leader John A. DeFrancisco as its gubernatorial endorsee. Nominee : Marcus Molinaro 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. Nominee : Howie Hawkins, party co-founder and perennial candidate Running mate : Jia Lee, United Federation of Teachers chapter leader and public school teacher Working Families Party : On April 14, 2018, by a 91 - 8 margin, the Working Families Party endorsed Cynthia Nixon as its gubernatorial candidate, with Jumaane Williams as her running mate. The endoresement came after the labor unions that formed part of Cuomo 's political machine, who were able to force the party to nominate Cuomo instead of Zephyr Teachout in 2014, withdrew from the party, and Cuomo declined to seek the party 's line. 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. On October 3, the Working Families Party offered Cuomo and Hochul their party 's ballot line. Cuomo and Hochul accepted that offer on October 5. 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. Nominee : Andrew Cuomo Women 's Equality Party : The party endorsed Cuomo for re-election, as the party remains allied with the Cuomo campaign. Nominee : Andrew Cuomo Reform Party of New York State : On May 19, after the party 's executive committee deadlocked between Marcus Molinaro and Joel Giambra in April, delegates at the Reform Party state convention nominated Republican frontrunner Molinaro as their candidate for governor. Nominee : Marcus Molinaro Independent candidates and third parties without automatic ballot access Any candidate not among the eight qualified New York political parties ( Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Green, Working Families, Independence, Women 's Equality or Reform ) must submit petitions to gain ballot access. Such candidates do not face primary elections. Third parties can secure automatic ballot access in all state and federal elections through the 2022 election if their respective gubernatorial candidates receive at least 50,000 votes in the 2018 general election. Libertarian Party Business consultant and runner - up in the 2016 Libertarian Party Vice Presidential Primary Larry Sharpe is running on the Libertarian Party line On July 12, 2017, Larry Sharpe, business consultant and runner - 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. On August 19, 2018, the Libertarian Party announced it had collected over 30,000 signatures to place its ticket onto the November ballot. Sharpe 's petitions survived a petition challenge. Nominee : Larry Sharpe, business consultant and runner - up in the 2016 Libertarian Party vice presidential primary Running mate : Andrew Hollister, candidate for Rochester City Council in 2017 Serve America Movement On June 18, 2018, former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, after expressing informal interest in the Working Families and Reform nominations, entered the gubernatorial race as a third - party candidate. Miner `` plans to run under the banner of an upstart new group, the Serve America Movement, which calls itself SAM ( coincidentally sharing Miner 's initials ), 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. Miner 's submitted petitions far exceeded the 15,000 required to qualify for the November ballot. Persons tied to the Cuomo campaign, after reviewing the petitions, failed to find enough specific objections to challenge their validity. Nominee : Stephanie Miner, former state Democratic Party chairwoman and former mayor of Syracuse Running mate : Michael Volpe, mayor of Pelham Rent is Too Damn High Party ( disqualified ) Jimmy McMillan, the party 's founder and figurehead indicated on the party Web site that he would make another attempt at the office. He submitted petitions on August 21, 2018 with himself as the gubernatorial nominee and Christialle Felix as his running mate ; as the full party name is too long to fit on the ballot, it is shortened to `` Rent Too Damn High '' ( as opposed to the previous election in which it was submitted as `` Rent Is 2 Damn High '' ). McMillan 's petitions face specific challenges that the Board of Elections was still reviewing as of September 4. When the ballot order was released later that month, McMillan and the Rent Is Too Damn High Party had been disqualified and removed from the ballot. McMillan filed a lawsuit against the state board of elections hoping to force his way back onto the November ballot. Primary election Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of October 10, 2018 Candidate Amount raised Andrew Cuomo $21,590,469.04 Marcus Molinaro $1,541,750.14 Larry Sharpe $376,897.19 Stephanie Miner $658,438.93 Howie Hawkins $50,561.94 Source : New York State Board of Elections General election Debates Host network Date Link ( s ) Participants Andrew Cuomo ( D ) Marcus Molinaro ( R ) Larry Sharpe ( L ) Howie Hawkins ( G ) Stephanie Miner ( SAM ) WCBS - TV October 23, 2018 Participant Participant Non-invitee Non-invitee Non-invitee College of St. Rose November 1, 2018 Invitee Invitee Invitee Invitee Invitee Endorsements show Andrew Cuomo ( D ) U.S. Cabinet members and Cabinet - level officials Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate and 2016 Democratic nominee for President Tom Perez, 26th United States Secretary of Labor, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee N.Y. Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, N.Y. Lieutenant Governor ( D - NY ) U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator ( D - NY ) Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator and Senate Minority Leader ( D - NY ) U.S. Representatives Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 12 ) José E. Serrano, U.S. Representative ( D - NY - 15 ) Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative ( D - NY - 7 ) Local and state politicians Corey Johnson, Speaker of the New York City Council Marcos Crespo, Assemblymember, Chair of the Bronx County Democratic Committee Organizations 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Human Rights Campaign National Organization for Women - New York New York State Democratic Committee United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1500 Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts NYS AFL - CIO Civil Service Employees Association Stonewall Democrats Public Employees Federation Citizens Union Media Buffalo News editorial New York Times editoral board team Individuals Nicki Minaj, rapper show Marcus Molinaro ( R ) U.S. Governors George Pataki, Governor of New York ( former ) Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire U.S. Representatives Chris Gibson, former U.S. Representative ( R - NY - 19 ) Peter King, U.S. Representative ( R - NY - 2 ) Elise Stefanik, U.S. Representative ( R - NY - 21 ) State Legislators Brian Kolb, State Assemblyman ( Minority Leader ) Nicole Malliotakis, State Assemblywoman County officials Steven McLaughlin, Rensselaer County Executive Anthony Picente, Oneida County Executive Individuals Joe Borelli, New York City Councilman Steve Forbes, businessman Joseph Mondello, U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Former Chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee Organizations New York Veteran Police Association Allegany County Republican Committee Chemung County Republican Committee ( previously endorsed John DeFrancisco ) Clinton County Republican Committee Erie County Republican Committee Franklin County Republican Committee Manhattan Republican Committee Monroe County Republican Committee Otsego County Republican Committee Putnam County Republican Committee Queens Republican Committee Schuyler County Republican Committee Seneca County Republican Committee Suffolk County Republican Committee Sullivan County Republican Committee ( previously endorsed John DeFrancisco ) Ulster County Republican Committee Washington County Republican Committee Yates County Republican Committee Newspapers The Post-Star Jewish Voice The Citizen The Daily Gazette New York Post editorial board show Larry Sharpe ( L ) U.S. Governors Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico and Libertarian Party presidential nominee in 2012 and 2016 William Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee in 2016 U.S. municipal legislators William Brooke Harris, Republican Allegany County legislator Other politicians Craig Bowden, 2018 Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Utah Joseph Byrne, Trustee on the Valley Central School District Board of Education Michelle Darnell, 2017 Libertarian candidate for Washington State Representative Dale Kerns, 2018 Libertarian candidate for Pennsylvania Senator Kash Jackson, Navy veteran and activist, Libertarian nominee for Illinois Governor 2018 Michael McDermott, 2014 Libertarian nominee for Governor of New York Austin Petersen, 2018 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri and 2016 Libertarian candidate for President of the United States Stevan Porter, 2018 Libertarian candidate for Virginia 's 11th congressional district James Tosone, 2018 Libertarian nominee for United States Congress, New Jersey District 5 Nickolas Wildstar, 2018 Libertarian candidate for Governor of California Television and radio personalities Shannon Joy, WYSL radio host Glenn Beck, conservative political commentator and radio host at TheBlaze Joanne Nosuchinsky, 2013 Miss New York USA and co-host of Mornin ' ! ! ! with Bill Schulz Joe Rogan, stand - up comedian, mixed martial arts color commentator, podcast host, and businessman Dave Rubin, political commentator and talk show host, creator and host of The Rubin Report Bill Schulz, journalist, television personality and host of Mornin ' ! ! ! with Bill Schulz Commentators, writers, and columnists Bob Confer, columnist for the Lockport Union - Sun & Journal and the Niagara Gazette Jeremy Frankel, writer for The Daily Wire Musicians and artists Eric July, anarcho - capitalist and lead singer of rap rock group Backwordz Gerald Walker, hip - hop musician Athletes and sports figures Aron Price, professional golfer Social and political activists Matthew Kolken, immigration lawyer and elected member of the AILA Board of Directors Organizations 71Republic Libertarian Youth Caucus Marijuana Reform Party of New York state Monroe County Libertarian Party Onondaga County Libertarian Party Otsego County Libertarian Party show Howie Hawkins ( G ) Local politicans ( former ) Jill Stein, physician, activist, former local politician, Green Party 's presidential nominee in the 2012 and 2016 elections and candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2010. Individuals Jimmy Dore, stand - up comedian and political commentator for hosting The Jimmy Dore Show and co-hosting The Aggressive Progressives on Young Turks show Stephanie Miner ( SAM ) Newspapers Adirondack Daily Enterprise Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report Solid D August 30, 2018 The Washington Post Safe D October 16, 2018 FiveThirtyEight Solid D October 17, 2018 Rothenberg Political Report Solid D August 31, 2018 Sabato 's Crystal Ball Safe D August 29, 2018 Real Clear Politics Safe D October 9, 2018 Daily Kos Safe D August 13, 2018 Fox News Likely D October 9, 2018 Politico Solid D October 9, 2018 Governing Likely D October 2, 2018 Notes Jump up ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe / Solid races Polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo ( D ) Marcus Molinaro ( R ) Stephanie Miner ( SAM ) Howie Hawkins ( G ) Larry Sharpe ( L ) Other Undecided Quinnipiac University October 10 -- 16, 2018 852 ± 4.4 % 58 % 35 % -- -- -- 2 % 5 % Gravis Marketing ( L - Sharpe ) October 4 -- 8, 2018 783 ± 3.5 % 48 % 25 % 8 % 6 % 13 % -- -- Siena College September 20 -- 27, 2018 701 ± 3.9 % 56 % 38 % -- -- -- 0 % 4 % Liberty Opinion Research ( R - Reform Party ) August 29 -- 30, 2018 2,783 ± 1.9 % 46 % 43 % -- -- -- -- 11 % Quinnipiac University July 12 -- 16, 2018 934 ± 4.1 % 57 % 31 % -- -- -- 0 % 8 % Zogby Analytics June 27 -- July 3, 2018 708 ± 3.7 % 50 % 27 % 10 % 4 % -- -- 9 % 49 % 27 % 11 % -- -- -- 12 % 52 % 32 % -- -- -- -- 15 % Siena College June 4 -- 7, 2018 745 ± 3.7 % 56 % 37 % -- -- -- 1 % 5 % Quinnipiac University April 26 -- May 1, 2018 1,076 ± 3.7 % 57 % 26 % -- -- -- 2 % 12 % Siena College April 8 -- 12, 2018 692 ± 4.3 % 57 % 31 % -- -- -- 0 % 9 % Siena College March 11 -- 16, 2018 772 ± 4.0 % 57 % 29 % -- -- -- 0 % 11 % Hypothetical polling with Cynthia Nixon as WFP nominee Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Andrew Cuomo ( D ) Marcus Molinaro ( R ) Cynthia Nixon ( WFP ) Stephanie Miner ( SAM ) Howie Hawkins ( G ) Larry Sharpe ( L ) Other Undecided Siena College September 20 -- 27, 2018 701 ± 3.9 % 50 % 28 % 10 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 0 % 8 % Liberty Opinion Research ( R - Reform Party ) August 29 -- 30, 2018 2,783 ± 1.9 % 31 % 30 % 14 % 5 % 5 % 5 % -- 10 % Quinnipiac University July 12 -- 16, 2018 934 ± 4.1 % 43 % 23 % 13 % 1 % 2 % 3 % 1 % 14 % Zogby Analytics June 27 -- July 3, 2018 708 ± 3.7 % 44 % 26 % 14 % 6 % 3 % -- -- 7 % Gravis Marketing ( L - Sharpe ) June 4 -- 7, 2018 654 ± 3.8 % 43 % 15 % 15 % -- 4 % 6 % -- 18 % Quinnipiac University April 26 -- May 1, 2018 1,076 ± 3.7 % 40 % 23 % 20 % -- -- -- 0 % 15 % with Cynthia Nixon as Democratic nominee Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Cynthia Nixon ( D ) Marcus Molinaro ( R ) Other Undecided Siena College 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 ) John DeFrancisco ( R ) Other Undecided Siena College April 8 -- 12, 2018 692 ± 4.3 % 56 % 32 % 1 % 9 % Siena College 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 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 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 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 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 June 6 -- 10, 2017 703 ± 3.7 % 58 % 22 % 20 % Results New York gubernatorial election, 2018 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Andrew Cuomo Working Families Andrew Cuomo Independence Andrew Cuomo Women 's Equality Andrew Cuomo Total Andrew Cuomo / Kathy Hochul ( incumbent ) Republican Marcus Molinaro Conservative ( N.Y. ) Marcus Molinaro Reform Marcus Molinaro Total Marcus Molinaro / Julie Killian Green Howie Hawkins / Jia Lee Libertarian Larry Sharpe / Andrew Hollister SAM Stephanie Miner / Michael Volpe Majority Total votes References ^ Jump up to : Lovett, Kenneth ( November 15, 2016 ). `` Gov. 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Chris Gibson of the Hudson Valley and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who was the 2014 Republican candidate. Jump up ^ Lovett, Kenneth ( November 27, 2017 ). State GOP boss claims tax hikes would be ' worst thing '. New York Daily News. Retrieved November 27, 2017 Jump up ^ Alexander Burns ( April 6, 2015 ). `` Chris Gibson, an Upstate Republican, Starts Early on a Possible Run for Governor ''. WMUR. Retrieved December 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Yee, Vivian ( May 2, 2016 ). `` Chris Gibson, G.O.P. Congressman, Decides Not to Run for New York Governor in 2018 ''. The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016. Jump up ^ Robert J. McCarthy ( December 12, 2015 ). `` Paladino considering run for governor in 2018 ''. WMUR. Retrieved December 12, 2015. Jump up ^ Smith, Emily ( April 6, 2017 ). `` Donald Trump Jr. talks about running for governor of New York ''. Page Six. Retrieved April 6, 2017. 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Jump up ^ Brian Kolb. `` 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 ''. ^ Jump up to : robert.harding@lee.net, Robert Harding. `` Finger Lakes GOP county chairs endorse Brian Kolb for governor ''. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Jump up ^ sbuchiere@fltimes.com, STEVE BUCHIERE. `` Kolb has another endorsement -- and GOP rival ''. Retrieved May 22, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Robert Harding. `` 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 ''. Jump up ^ Lovett, Kenneth. `` NYS Conservative Party leaders back Molinaro for governor - NY Daily News ''. 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Jump up ^ Khurshid, Samar. `` Molinaro Emerges on Top After Manhattan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Forum ''. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Otsego GOP Endorses Molinaro For Governor ''. March 15, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Twitter ''. twitter.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Endorsement : Molinaro would bring needed change ''. The Post-Star. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018. Jump up ^ `` A Voter Guide to the Midterm Elections -- Endorsements from the Jewish Voice ''. Jewish Voice. October 24, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Our view : Molinaro should be New York 's next governor ''. The Citizen. October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Endorsement : Molinaro is New York 's future ''. The Daily Gazette. October 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Vote for reformer Marc Molinaro, not corruptocrat Andrew Cuomo ''. New York Post. October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Gary Johnson Endorses Larry Sharpe for NY Governor ''. 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Question: who is the republican running for governor in ny
Answer: Dutchess County Executive and former New York State Assemblymember Marcus Molinaro