New York
Incumbent: Andrew Cuomo (D)
Primary Election: September 14, 2010
General Election: November 2, 2010
STATUS: OPEN SEAT
RATING: Likely Democratic Retention
RECENT ELECTION RETURNS:
2002 Result: Pataki wins 49%-34%.
2006 Result: Spitzer wins 70%-29%.
* Paterson is one of five “Accidental” governors (AK, AZ, KS, NY & UT) who were not elected to current their position. As Lt. Gov, he assumed office when Governor Elliot Spitzer resigned due to a sex scandal.
New York Gubernatorial Race: Headlines
Democrats:
Andrew Cuomo
Republicans:
Rick Lazio
Steve Levy
Carl Paladino
State Resources:
NY State Board of Elections
Local Blogs:
The Albany Project
Albany Times-Union’s Capital Confidential
PollWatch:
Quinnipiac: Cuomo opens election year with a roar, job approval rating at 62-25% (11/26/13)
Siena: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s job approval rating hits new low – 44-56% (11/18/13)
Quinnipiac: Cuomo’s job approval rating slips to 53-30%, lowest since he took office (6/5/13)
Quinnipiac: NY Republicans shift back to Cuomo; Voters give Gov low marks on corruption (4/17/13)
Quinnipiac: NY Republicans turn on Cuomo for first time ever, job approval now at 55-27% (3/19/13)
NBC/WSJ/Marist: Cuomo approval rating still strong, but digging deeper significant shifts (3/7/13)
Quinnipiac: Gun bill knocks GOP support for Cuomo; Most Republicans say gun bill went too far (1/30/13)
Siena: Cuomo enters 3rd year still riding high with voters, job approval at 71-24% (1/17/13)
Siena: Cuomo honeymoon approaches two years, job approval at 67-24% (10/25/12)
Quinnipiac: Cuomo approval tops 70%, highest in 11 years (5/30/12)
Siena: Cuomo job performance inches up, hits new high with 73-22% approval rating (4/10/12)
Quinnipiac: Voters approve of Cuomo job performance, 68-19%, despite ‘Big Ugly’ backroom deal (4/4/12)
Quinnipiac: NY voters trust Cuomo more than teachers union on education issues (2/16/12)
Siena: Loving Cuomo, but not pay hikes (2/6/12)
Quinnipiac: Storm surge takes Cuomo approval to all-time high, now at 66-17 job approval (9/20/11)
Siena: Cuomo continues sky-high popularity, 71-21% favorability ratings (7/14/11)
Siena: Cuomo still popular; gets ‘fair’ gred on improving NY economy (5/19/11)
Quinnipiac: Cuomo’s job approval numbers soar to 64-16 favorable (4/13/11)
Siena: Cuuomo is budget winner say voters, as his rating go higher (4/11/11)
Siena: Cuomo ratings at all0time high; 72% support his budget (2/14/11)
Quinnipiac: 97% of New Yorkers say state budget in bad shape, but oppose layoffs, cuts in school aid (12/9/10)
Quinnipiac: New Yorkers have little hope for fixing Albany (12/8/10)
Marist: Cuomo opens huge lead over Paladino, 60-37% (10/22/10)
Siena: Paladino’s support collapses, Cuomo leads 63-26% (10/20/10)
Rasmussen: Cuomo opens double-digit lead over Paladino, 51-27% (10/19/10)
New York Times: Cuomo continues dominating race, leads Paladino 59-24% (10/15/10)
Siena: Cuomo has commanding lead over Paladino, 56-32% (10/5/10)
Quinnipiac: Cuomo leads Paladino, but margin surprisingly small, 49-43% (9/22/10)
Siena: Paladino, Lazio in dead heat as primary approaches (9/11/10)
Quinnipiac: Cuomo trounces both Lazio and Paladino by more than 2-to-1 (9/1/10)
Rasmussen: Cuomo continues to crush both Lazio and Paladino (7/20/10)
Siena: Cuomo still enjoys wide lead (7/12/10)
Rasmussen: Cuomo still outpaces GOP rivals (6/24/10)
Quinnipiac: Cuomo still crushes GOP challengers by 2-to-1 margin (6/22/10)
Siena: Cuomo lead slips slightly, still comfortably ahead of both Lazio & Paladino (6/14/10)
Siena: Cuomo crushing GOP; Lazio leads GOP primary (5/24/10)
Marist: Cuomo’s high job approval ratings lead to support from over 60% in gov match-ups (5/11/10)
Siena: Cuomo trounces GOPers, many see him as capable of “fixing” Albany (4/19/10)
Quinnipiac: Cuomo crushes all Republican challengers (4/13/10)
Rasmussen: Cuomo has big leads over any potential GOP candidate (3/31/10)
Marist: Cuomo viewed by two-thirds of voters as “part of the solution” (3/26/10)
Siena: Lazio leads Levy, Cuomo crushes everyone (3/22/10)
Quinnipiac: Paterson’s popularity plunge slows, half want him to finish his term (3/10/10)
Marist: 68% of NYers want Paterson to finish term (3/9/10)
Siena: Paterson job approval at 19%, trails Lazio in Nov matchup (2/22/10) [full crosstabs]
Marist: Paterson’s job approval at 26% (2/3/10) [full crosstabs]
Marist: Only 20% approve of Paterson’s job performance (9/16/09)
Sienna: NYers want to throw everyone out; Cuomo numbers grow (August 24, 2009) [full crosstabs]
Quinnipiac: Cuomo leads Paterson 4-1 (August 16, 2009)
Siena: Paterson’s drop halted, still trails Cuomo, Rudy (July 21, 2009) [full crosstabs]
Rasmussen: Giuliani leads Paterson; Cuomo leads both (July 14, 2009)
Quinnipiac: Paterson still dismal, Cuomo leads (June 2009)
Rasmussen: Cuomo strong against GOP; Paterson (May 18, 2009)
Quinnipiac: Paterson approval plummeting, voters prefer Cuomo-Giuliani matchup (April 2009)
