<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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