<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 . Cuomo faces a challenge in a Democratic primary from actress Cynthia Nixon, the Working Families Party nominee; his Republican opponent is former Assemblyman Marcus Molinaro, who also has the Conservative and Reform endorsements . Third - party candidates on the ballot include consultant Larry Sharpe of the Libertarian Party, former mayor of Syracuse Stephanie Miner on the newly created Serve America Movement line, and perennial candidates Howie Hawkins and Jimmy McMillan on the Green and Rent Too Damn High parties respectively . </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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