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The 2014 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo won re-election to a second term in office, though incumbent Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy did not seek re-election. In New York, gubernatorial candidates frequently designate candidates for Lieutenant Governor as their running mates, but separate primaries are held, with the winners running together on the same ticket in the general election. Primary elections were held on September 9, 2014. Cuomo and his running mate former U.S. Representative Kathy Hochul won contested primaries, while Republican Rob Astorino, the Westchester County Executive, and his running mate Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss were unopposed for their party's nomination. Also running were labor activist Howie Hawkins and teacher Brian Jones for the Green Party, Michael McDermott and Chris Edes for the Libertarian Party, and Steven Cohn and Bobby Kalotee for the Sapient Party. Under New York's electoral fusion laws, Cuomo and Hochul were cross-nominated by the Independence Party, the Working Families Party and the Women's Equality Party. Astorino and Moss were also cross-nominated by the Conservative Party and the Stop Common Core Party. ==Background== Democrat Andrew Cuomo, the Attorney General of New York, was elected Governor in 2010, defeating Republican businessman Carl Paladino by a nearly 2 to 1 margin, 63% to 33%. Cuomo succeeded retiring Democratic Governor David Paterson. Republicans did not believe Cuomo was vulnerable, calling him a "shoo-in for reelection", citing his high popularity and large campaign war chest, which stood at $33 million in January 2014. By contrast, Cuomo spent $28 million in the entire 2010 campaign. This belief is echoed by the predictions of ''The Cook Political Report'', ''Daily Kos Elections'', ''Governing'', RealClearPolitics, ''The Rothenberg Political Report'' and ''Sabato's Crystal Ball'', all of whom rate the election as "Safe Democratic". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New York gubernatorial election, 2014」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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