<P> Andrew Cuomo Democratic </P> <P> The 2018 New York gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of New York, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections . Gubernatorial primaries will be held on September 13, 2018 . </P> <P> On November 15, 2016, incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to seek a third term . Cuomo also has the ballot lines of the Independence Party and Women's Equality Party . As of July 15, 2018, Cuomo's challengers include Marcus Molinaro (Republican, Conservative and Reform candidate), Cynthia Nixon (Working Families Party candidate who is also challenging Cuomo in a Democratic primary), Howie Hawkins (Green candidate), Larry Sharpe (Libertarian candidate), and Stephanie Miner (Serve America Movement candidate). </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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