The 5 percent vote garnered by the Green
gubernatorial ticket of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones is a four-fold increase over the Green Party's 1.3 percent vote in 2010.
The Green Party established themselves as a ballot line party in New York State when
its gubernatorial ticket of Howie Hawkins for Governor and Gloria Mattera for Lt. Governor received nearly 60,000 votes in 2010.
Not exact matches
Republicans have gleefully predicted that GOP
gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino's selection
of Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss as his running mate will pressure Gov. Andrew Cuomo to diversify the Democratic
ticket this year.
That didn't make then -
gubernatorial frontrunner Eliot Spitzer happy, albeit for much different reasons than why Cuomo doesn't like the idea
of having Schneiderman with him on the statewide
ticket this November.
A reader forwarded this flyer that was being handed out in downtown Brooklyn this morning by supporters
of the Freedom Party
ticket, which is the brainchild
of gubernatorial hopeful NYC Councilman Charles Barron.
The Working Families Party last week began a grassroots - focused effort on behalf
of its endorsed
gubernatorial ticket, Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane Williams.
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has secured enough GOP support to win a slot on its
ticket, and now has almost double the backing
of his nearest rival in the contest for the Republican Party's
gubernatorial nomination, Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco.
Observers contributed his loss in part to drag caused by having controversial
gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino at the top
of the
ticket, but DiNapoli was also helped tremendously — particularly in Democrat - dominated NYC — by the cash and GOTV operation
of his labor supporters.
Moss ran for election to the office
of Lieutenant Governor
of New York on the same
ticket as
gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino.
At least one Democratic
gubernatorial hopeful appears to be heeding the call by the Connecticut NAACP for more diversity at the top
of the
ticket.
The lines separating
gubernatorial and congressional candidates on the ballot could blur in several states this cycle, as the top
of the
ticket proves to be a driving force downballot in a half - dozen states.
ALBANY — Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has secured enough GOP support to win a slot on its
ticket, and now has almost double the backing
of his nearest rival in the contest for the Republican Party's
gubernatorial nomination.
Lieutenant
gubernatorial candidate Kathy Hochul (D) and supporters
of Gov. Cuomo gathered signatures for a Women's Equality Party line, thereby increasing the Democratic
ticket's haul
of ballot lines to four.
I noted recently that Shaprton has yet to weigh in on the
gubernatorial race, which includes Cuomo and City Councilman Charles Barron, who created the Freedom Party minor - party line out
of protest over the all - white
ticket.
Andrew Cuomo's hand - picked LG running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, just gave the Democratic
ticket's first interview since Carl Paladino accused Cuomo
of engaging in extramarital affairs while married to Kerry Kennedy and declined to respond to the GOP / Conservative
gubernatorial candidate's allegations.
McCall not only gave Cuomo cover back when it looked like he might again mount a primary challenge against a black
gubernatorial candidate (in this case, a sitting governor — the first African American to hold the post, David Paterson), but also stood by him when other black leaders were complaining about the lack
of diversity on the statewide Democratic
ticket.
Barron petitioned his way into the November
gubernatorial election on what he's calling the Freedom Party line to protest the lack
of any candidates
of color on the statewide Democratic
ticket.
Just to recap, Cox and Steele have had a difficult relationship since March, when the RNC let the NY GOP know that national officials didn't want to fund races in New York if then - Democrat Steve Levy was at the top
of the
ticket as the
gubernatorial nominee on the GOP line.
That's the first scheduled day
of the Democrats» convention in Rye, at which the entire statewide
ticket, including presumptive
gubernatorial nominee, AG Andrew Cuomo, is to be selected.
«Dr Ifeanyi Okonkwo had a total
of 1,062 out
of 1,072 accredited votes to pick the party's
gubernatorial ticket.
Langone, a registered Republican, said he would not be voting for the top
of the Republican
ticket in this fall's
gubernatorial election, in case that was in doubt.
Empire State Democrats fared just fine in the top -
of - the -
ticket races: Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer coasted with more than 60 percent
of the vote, and despite the national media attention lavished on upstart Republican
gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino, Democrat Andrew Cuomo sailed to victory by a margin
of 27 points.
In many states where the following positions are elected offices, voters elected state executive branch offices (including Lieutenant Governors (though some will be voted for on the same
ticket as the
gubernatorial nominee), Secretary
of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent
of Education, Commissioners
of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts).
Astorino clashed with Senate Republicans during the
gubernatorial campaign last year, with the top
of the GOP
ticket calling for sweeping ethics reform in Albany and knocking the majority conference in the Senate as being part
of the problem in state government.
And he's flat out refusing to endorse any
of his fellow
ticket mates — most notably
gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino — while saying nice things about his Independence Party running mate, Democrat Andrew Cuomo.
«The pure politics
of this, a strong
gubernatorial candidate at the top
of a Republican
ticket will mean Republican wins all down - ballot.
Bysiewicz's departure from the
gubernatorial field — which had swelled to include more than two dozen contenders — leaves both major parties without a woman at the top
of the
ticket.
Moss, who ran for lieutenant governor on Rob Astorino's
gubernatorial ticket last year, has made little secret
of his desire to run for statewide office again.
It's not clear who will be on the top
of the
ticket or who will be slotted for lieutenant governor, but Marc Molinaro and Brian Kolb are eager to work together next year in some form ahead
of the
gubernatorial election.
In the
gubernatorial races, the Zephyr Teachout - Tim Wu
ticket is way ahead so far
of the Andrew Cuomo - Kathy Hochul
ticket.
Somers went on to share the
ticket with GOP
gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley in the general election battle against Democratic incumbents Gov. Dan Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and the unaffiliated
ticket of Joe Visconti and Chester Harris.
Somers will go on to share the
ticket with GOP
gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley in the general election battle against Democratic incumbents Gov. Dan Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and unaffiliated
ticket of Joe Visconti and Chester Harris.
He announced in February he wouldn't seek election to a full term, buffeted by scandals involving his acceptance
of Yankees
tickets and a phone call he made to a woman pursuing domestic violence charges against a
gubernatorial aide.
«His visit to Virginia is on behalf
of the entire Republican
ticket there, including the Republican
gubernatorial candidate, Bob McDonnell, and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling.»
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, both
of whom are exploring
gubernatorial bids, are in discussions to form a Republican
ticket to challenge Cuomo, a Democrat, in next year's election.
But whereas four years ago the Republican Party offered the estimable John Faso as its
gubernatorial candidate, this year the man at the top
of the GOP
ticket is a Buffalo businessman with a towering temper and a well - documented contempt for the truth.
Campaign appearances by Democratic
gubernatorial candidate Adlai Stevenson III, who refused to share the
ticket with them and shifted instead to the «Solidarity Party» formed for the purpose, were interrupted by a trio
of singers that included Fairchild and Chicago Mayoral candidate Sheila Jones.
In 2010 — the last year in which there was a heated
gubernatorial primary at the top
of the
ticket — just 15 percent
of eligible voters showed up at the polls.
Though they didn't produce Primary Day upsets at the top
of the Democratic
ticket,
gubernatorial challenger Zephyr Teachout did earn 35 percent
of the vote, Lieutenant Governor hopeful Tim Wu, 40 percent.
[1] The spontaneous formation
of the Walker / Mallott «Alaska First Unity
Ticket» caused a dramatic shakeup
of the general election
tickets for both governor and lieutenant governor, since it necessitated the withdrawal
of two qualified candidates, Democratic lieutenant
gubernatorial nominee Hollis French and Walker's original running mate Craig Fleener, who resigned from his post as state deputy fish and game commissioner to run with Walker.
The back
of the mailer includes a photo
of the entire Democratic
ticket, made up
of gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam, lieutenant governor nominee Justin Fairfax and incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring.
The Green vote was the biggest vote for an independent left
gubernatorial ticket since the Socialist candidates
of 1918 and 1920, who received 5.7 and 5.6 percent respectively.
«I received little media coverage in the 2010
gubernatorial campaign — virtually none in New York City — yet we came in third out
of seven
tickets.