The results from the Governor’s race in New York were never really in doubt, incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo seemed like a lock from the very start. The big question was how well would some of the state’s minor parties fare? Today, we think we have the answer.
New York’s fusion system allows parties to cross-endorse candidates, a common practice in the state for many years. The Conservative and Working Families Party occasionally run their own nominees, but more often than not they cross endorse the Republican and Democratic candidates, respectively. But the Green Party always looks for their own candidates.
In order to become or remain qualified, a party must poll at least 50,000 votes on their ballot line in the governor’s race. This year, the major parties worked to organize two parties to support their own candidates. Doing this allows the voters to select a candidate but also show support for their issues.
The Women’s Equality Party and Stop Common Core party appear to have just barely qualified for a qualified line.
The Green Party’s Howie Hawkins greatly improved on his 2010 showing and easily secured another 4 years of ballot access with a close to 5% of the vote.
Ballot lines are organized by the number of votes their gubernatorial candidate received. In upstate New York the party lines are printed top to bottom on the ballot. In New York City, they are printed left to right and will now take two rows.
Here are the not quite complete results for the parties that appear to have met the 50,000 vote test, from the New York Board of Elections:
UPDATED 11/7/2014
1. Cuomo (DEMOCRAT) – 1,706,483 votes
2. Astorino (REPUBLICAN) – 1,181,134 votes
3. Astorino (CONSERVATIVE) – 239,266 votes
4. Hawkins (GREEN) – 176,269 votes
5. Cuomo (WORKING FAMILIES) – 120,446 votes
6. Cuomo (INDEPENDENCE) – 73,266 votes
7. Cuomo (WOMEN’S EQUALITY) – 51,052 votes
8. Astorino (STOP COMMON CORE) – 50,242 votes
The active registered voters in New York is 10,827,434.
So far the total votes of all votes cast, plus write-in, voids, etc., is 3,717,366. This represents 15,018 of 15,056 Election Districts submitting election night totals. There are still absentee, military, and provisional ballots to count. And on close races, manual recounts.
This represent only 34% of the electorate taking part in our democracy or is this a combination of "None of the Above" or "My Vote Doesn't Count"?
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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