If Wu could somehow defeat Hochul on their separate ballot line, he has already pledged to continue his campaign alongside Cuomo, whose father got stuck under similar circumstances with an opposing
lieutenant governor candidate in 1982.
Not exact matches
The
governor and
lieutenant governor run separately
in party primaries and their have been instances
in which a gubernatorial
candidate's preferred nominee for
lieutenant governor fails to win the nomination.
Progressive Democrats notched a big victory over their establishment counterparts
in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary Tuesday as an insurgent
candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) upset the incumbent
lieutenant governor.
About 100 people participated
in the rally at the oldest Republican club
in the United States, funded
in 1875, to meet Republican and Conservative
candidates Chris Moss for
lieutenant governor, John Cahill for state attorney general, Bob Antonacci for state comptroller, Grant Lally for Congress and Maureen Koetz for state Assembly.
The formation of the committee was announced less than a month before Republicans gather
in New York City to designate
candidates for statewide offices, including
governor and
lieutenant governor.
(Under New York election law,
candidates for
governor and
lieutenant governor, even if they're informally allied as Cuomo and Hochul are, run
in separate primaries.)
Accompanied by Kathy Hochul, his designated
candidate for
lieutenant governor, Cuomo spoke at a Flushing rally held
in support of State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky,
Kathy Hochul, who was officially nominated as the party's
lieutenant governor candidate, faulted Astorino for questioning Cuomo's commitment to spend $ 1 billion
in Buffalo over 10 years.
Today he attended a GOTV rally held by the Hotel Trades Council at it's midtown headquarters, joined by Kathy Hochul, his designated
candidate for
lieutenant governor, and Adriano Espaillat, a state senator endorsed by the HTC
in his reelection campaign.
The newspaper's editorial board declined to endorse either Cuomo or Teachout
in the
governor's primary (
candidates for
governor and
lieutenant governor run separately
in primaries).
Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney said she was as surprised as anyone to see her name
in news reports as a potential
candidate for
lieutenant governor, she said on an Albany radio show this morning.
Syracuse, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney's name is circulating
in Albany as a possible
candidate for
lieutenant governor in 2014.
Hochul faces GOP
candidate Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss
in the general election for
lieutenant governor.
Mr. de Blasio, appearing with Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and a wide range of City Council members, enthusiastically endorsed Ms. Hochul, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
candidate for
lieutenant governor, straining to show voters and the press that Ms. Hochul belongs to the same brand of progressivism that is now ascendant
in the city.
With the election only days away, Republican gubernatorial
candidate Rob Astorino and
lieutenant governor candidate Chris Moss headlined a GOP get - out - the - vote rally this morning
in the Main - Transit Fire Hall.
Although
candidates for
governor and
lieutenant governor run separately
in primaries
in Connecticut,
candidates for each office sometimes form unofficial «tickets,» something Mr. Walker has done with Republican gubernatorial
candidate John McKinney.
In 2006, DiNapoli was a
candidate for
lieutenant governor, but dropped out of the race after Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the party's frontrunner for
governor, chose Senate Minority Leader David Paterson as his running mate.
In Capital New York, Blake Zeff explores the possibility that net neutrality campaigner Tim Wu could give Kathy Hochul, Governor Andrew Cuomo's handpicked lieutenant governor candidate, a real scare in the September primar
In Capital New York, Blake Zeff explores the possibility that net neutrality campaigner Tim Wu could give Kathy Hochul,
Governor Andrew Cuomo's handpicked lieutenant governor candidate, a real scare in the September
Governor Andrew Cuomo's handpicked
lieutenant governor candidate, a real scare in the September
governor candidate, a real scare
in the September primar
in the September primary.
In Montana, businessman and former lieutenant governor candidate Steve Daines is already in the race against Sen. Jon Tester (D), but the big name is Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R - Mont.
In Montana, businessman and former
lieutenant governor candidate Steve Daines is already
in the race against Sen. Jon Tester (D), but the big name is Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R - Mont.
in the race against Sen. Jon Tester (D), but the big name is Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R - Mont.).
Republican primary voters could endanger their
candidate's prospects
in November if they saddle him with state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi, R - Stafford, as his running mate for
lieutenant governor.
While
governor and
lieutenant governor candidates run separately
in primaries under New York law, they are merged into one ticket
in the general election.
Democratic
candidate for
lieutenant governor Tim Wu today condemned rival
candidate Kathy Hochul's record on immigration issues, while sua sponte endorsing John Liu
in his state senate primary.
The state Republican Committee on Wednesday announced it would hold its convention at The Ziegfeld Ballroom
in Manhattan to designate its
candidates for
governor,
lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller.
While the debates of the
lieutenant governor candidates may not be sexiest, Moss
in a statement said the post is important, considering it's next -
in - line to the Executive Mansion.
Time Warner Cable News and NY1 have extended invitations to both Cuomo and his primary opponent, Zephyr Teachout, to participate
in a debate on Sept. 2, with a separate televised debate for the
lieutenant governor candidates on Sept. 3.
Former New York Gov. George Pataki, shown here with Bridgeport resident and former
lieutenant governor candidate David M. Walker at the No Labels convention
in southern New Hampshire, is being excluded from the Republican debate on November 10 due to low poll numbers
in the presidential campaign.
Mike Lake, one of three Democratic
candidates running for Massachusetts
lieutenant governor, was
in Pittsfield Tuesday.
Democratic
candidate for New York
lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul spent the day
in Dutchess County.
In an outdoor City Hall press conference Mayor Bill de Blasio today publicly endorsed Kathy Hochul, Andrew Cuomo's selected
candidate, for
lieutenant governor.
Two men are actively seeking the
lieutenant governor nomination: Chris St. Lawrence, town supervisor
in Ramapo, Rockland County, and Bill Samuels, a Manhattan businessman who has pledged to spend his own money to support or oppose
candidates in the state Senate.
Kathy Hochul, the current
lieutenant governor, is a very accomplished and bright
candidate and I have every reason to believe that even the very pragmatic Cuomo will not drop her from his ticket
in order to take on an African - American running mate.
Antonacci was joined
in Syracuse by Chris Moss, the Chemung County sheriff and
candidate for
lieutenant governor.
Five Republican
candidates for Georgia
governor battled it out
in a heated debate; current
lieutenant governor and gubernatorial
candidate Casey Cagle discusses his platform on»...
Diana, 61, a former gym teacher and restaurant owner with 26 years
in politics, has also been mentioned
in recent weeks as a potential
candidate for
lieutenant governor.
The Republican
candidate for
lieutenant governor in New York state is spending part of today
in the North Country.
He was the first black Republican
candidate to run for
lieutenant governor in New York.
It's not clear yet if Nixon will team up with a fellow primary insurgent
in the Democratic Party:
lieutenant governor candidate Jumanne Williams.
A video posted online shows then - gubernatorial
candidate Cuomo backing the mayor of Rochester — his eventual
lieutenant governor, Robert Duffy — full throttle
in his 2010 bid to gain control of the school system.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo talked at length Thursday about a weekend effort to replace Democratic congressional
candidate Nate McMurray with his
lieutenant governor in New York's 27th Congressional District.
Already,
in New York, International Socialist Organization activist Brian Jones has joined as the
lieutenant governor candidate on the Green Party ticket, with former Socialist Party
candidate Howie Hawkins.
Weingarten, former president of New York City's United Federation of Teachers, voiced a last - minute robocall supporting current
lieutenant governor Hochul last September when the former Buffalo congresswoman faced what appeared to be a serious challenge from an anti-Cuomo insurgent
candidate, Tim Wu,
in the Democratic primary.
Among the signers are documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney, philanthropist Ann Loeb, businessman and former YES Network chairman Leo Hindery, Kaplan & Company founding partner Robbie Kaplan, former BlackRock managing director Morris Pearl, and former
lieutenant governor candidate Dennis Mehiel, who made his fortune
in the cardboard business.
Bridgeport resident David M. Walker, the former U.S. Comptroller General and Republican
candidate for
lieutenant governor in Connecticut
in 2014, speaks with former New York Gov. George Pataki before Pataki's speech
in New Hampshire.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney appeared with Hochul at a rally last week, and Rep. Grace Meng appeared at an earlier event
in Queens with the
lieutenant governor candidate.
It would also mean that Williams could tally separate votes for
lieutenant governor in November as the Working Families
candidate for
lieutenant governor.
Rather than make themselves a vessel through which Cuomo can position himself as a national progressive leader, community groups are backing
candidates like Nixon,
lieutenant governor candidate Jumaane Williams, and a slate of IDC challengers
in September's primary
in order to help remake the party
in their image.
State Sen. David Paterson, a Democratic
candidate for
lieutenant governor, and Republican U.S. Senate
candidate John Spencer have each reportedly skipped voting
in elections
in the last six years.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher and former Rep. Anne Northup are exchanging televised body blows over ethics
in advance of the May 22 Republican primary, while two former
lieutenant governors and a past gubernatorial
candidate are fighting to make it to the June 26 runoff on the Democratic end of things.
Tkaczyk, of Duanesburg, joined Kathy Hochul, the Democratic
candidate for
lieutenant governor, and other Democratic
candidates to stump for the party line
in Kingston.
Clinton, who has been traveling the country
in support of Democratic
candidates while playing coy about any White House ambitions, stayed close to home, appearing at a Manhattan rally with Cuomo and his pick for
lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul.