2010 New York gubernatorial election#Republican Party

• Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General of New York.

• David Paterson, incumbent governor of New York (withdrew February 26, 2010){{cite news|author=Hakim, Danny|date=February 26, 2010|title=Paterson to Drop Out of Race for Governor|newspaper=The New York Times|url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/paterson-to-drop-out-of-race-for-governor/|access-date=February 26, 2010|quote=Gov. David A. Paterson is set to announce that he will not seek election in the wake of reports that he and the State Police intervened in a domestic-assault case against a senior aide, according to a person told about the plans.}}

• Jimmy McMillan, founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party{{cite web|author=JIMMY VIELKIND Capitol Bureau|date=July 16, 2010|title=Candidates tout petition muscle|url=http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=951228&category=STATE|access-date=August 21, 2010|publisher=Times Union}}
• Joel Tyner, Dutchess County legislator{{cite web|date=July 15, 2010|title=Tyner bows out of governor race | Politics on the Hudson|url=http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2010/07/15/tyner-bows-out-of-governor-race/|access-date=August 21, 2010|publisher=Polhudson.lohudblogs.com|archive-date=July 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721003220/http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2010/07/15/tyner-bows-out-of-governor-race/|url-status=dead}}

Incumbent Democratic governor David Paterson had announced that he was running for election in 2009.{{cite news|date=January 23, 2009|title=Paterson appoints Gillibrand U.S. Senator|work=Business Review|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2009/01/19/daily51.html|access-date=February 2, 2020}} Paterson had been elected lieutenant governor of New York in 2006,{{Cite news|last=Healy|first=Patrick|date=November 8, 2006|title=Clinton and Democrats Sweep Races in New York|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/nyregion/clinton-and-democrats-sweep-races-in-new-york.html}} and was sworn in as governor on March 17, 2008.{{Cite news|last=Confessore|first=Nicholas|date=March 17, 2008|title=Paterson Is Sworn In as Governor|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/nyregion/17cnd-paterson.html}} On September 18, 2009, advisors to President Barack Obama informed Paterson that the President believed Paterson should withdraw his gubernatorial candidacy and clear a path for "popular Attorney General Andrew Cuomo" to run.{{cite web|date=September 21, 2009|title=Obama cordial but cool to Gov. David Paterson|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/obama-cordial-but-cool-to-gov-paterson-1.1465587|access-date=May 22, 2011|publisher=Newsday.com}} Paterson insisted he was still running,{{cite news|last=Hernandez|first=Raymond|date=September 19, 2009|title=Paterson Says He Will Run, Rejecting Call From Obama|work=The New York Times|location=New York State|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html|access-date=May 22, 2011}} and reiterated his position on February 9, 2010.{{cite web|date=February 9, 2010|title=David Paterson: I'll Only Leave Office 'In a Box'|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-paterson-ill-only-leave-office-in-a-box/|work=CBS News}} On February 26, 2010, however, Paterson withdrew his bid for a full term as governor of New York "amid crumbling support from his party and an uproar over his administration’s intervention in a domestic violence case involving a close aide".{{cite news|author1=Hakim, Danny|author2=Barron, James|date=February 26, 2010|title=Paterson Drops Out of Governor Race|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/nyregion/27paterson.html|access-date=February 26, 2010|quote=Gov. David A. Paterson announced on Friday afternoon that he was suspending his election campaign and would not run in November.|author2-link=James Barron (journalist)}}

Democratic New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was widely rumored to be considering a 2010 gubernatorial bid. Though he had originally denied any interest,{{cite web |url=http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/02/04/cuomo-only-plan-is-to-run-for-re-election/ |title=Cuomo: Only Plan Is To Run For Re-election |date=February 4, 2009 |website=polhudson.lohudblogs.com |access-date=June 2, 2010 |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721221833/http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/02/04/cuomo-only-plan-is-to-run-for-re-election/ |url-status=dead }} this did not stop rampant speculation that Cuomo would change his mind and enter the race.{{cite news|author=1871media.com – info@1871media.com|title=Spitzer's departure gives Cuomo straight shot at Gov|newspaper=Legal Newsline |url=http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/209307-spitzers-departure-gives-cuomo-straight-shot-at-gov|access-date=August 21, 2010|publisher=LegalNewsline}}{{cite news|date=February 15, 2010|title=Andy running in April (no fooling)|publisher=NYPOST.com|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/andy_running_in_april_no_fooling_YCyJHwlB45KfvFHxzvA7dN|access-date=August 21, 2010}} By December, Cuomo had a massive lead over Paterson in the polls, had higher approval and favorability ratings, and decisively beat any Republican challenger in every poll.{{cite web|date=December 4, 2007|title=Cuomo 2010 Already? | The New York Observer|url=http://www.observer.com/2007/cuomo-2010-already|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407192102/http://www.observer.com/2007/cuomo-2010-already|archive-date=April 7, 2008|access-date=August 21, 2010|publisher=Observer.com}}{{cite news|last=Hernandez|first=Raymond|date=August 11, 2009|title=State Democrats Fear That Paterson Is Liability|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/nyregion/11dems.html?hp|access-date=May 20, 2010}} After over a year of dodging speculation, Cuomo finally announced his candidacy on May 22, 2010, outside the Tweed Courthouse at New York's City Hall.Benjamin, Elizabeth (May 22, 2010). [http://capitaltonight.com/2010/05/cuomo-makes-it-official/ Cuomo makes it official] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525114405/http://capitaltonight.com/2010/05/cuomo-makes-it-official/|date=May 25, 2010}}. Capitol Tonight. Retrieved 2010-05-22.

Dutchess County legislator Joel Tyner ran an unsuccessful petition drive that fell short of the 15,000 signatures necessary to get onto the primary ballot.

Rent Is Too Damn High Party founder Jimmy McMillan filed petitions to appear on the Democratic primary ballot and the Rent Is Too Damn High line. However, he put very little effort into the Democratic petitions, and the vast majority of the 13,350 signatures bearing his name were collected by Randy Credico, who had partnered with McMillan for a joint Democratic petition.Katz, Celeste (July 18, 2010). [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/07/dem-party-chair-says-randy-cre.html NYS Dems Party Chair: Randy Credico & Co. Fail Petition Test: Update »] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721023511/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/07/dem-party-chair-says-randy-cre.html|date=July 21, 2010}}. New York Daily News. Retrieved 2010-10-23. Credico had counted on McMillan to collect 10,000 signatures to put his total at over 20,000, above the 15,000 required to get onto the ballot, but McMillan never followed through, leaving both candidates short of the necessary signatures to force a Democratic primary against Cuomo, who was thus unopposed. Credico, in response, called McMillan a "jack-off" and a "sorry ass", accusing him of "working against me", "turn[ing] in a wagonload of blank pages and then [leaving] Albany in brand new automobiles."Credico, Randy (August 18, 2010). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-credico/congratulations-chuck-you_b_686325.html Congratulations, Chuck! You've knocked me off the Democratic primary ballot]. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-10-23.

Cuomo was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Unelected lieutenant governor Richard Ravitch did not seek election in 2010.

Cuomo selected Rochester mayor Bob Duffy as his running mate on May 26, 2010.Katz, Celeste (May 26, 2010). [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/05/rochester-mayor-robert-duffy-c.html Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy = Cuomo's LG Pick] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528120347/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/05/rochester-mayor-robert-duffy-c.html|date=May 28, 2010}}. The Daily Politics. Retrieved 2010-05-26. Other Democrats mentioned as potential candidates include Ramapo town supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence,{{cite web|title=St. Lawrence makes the rounds – Capitol Confidential|url=http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/24150/st-lawrence-makes-the-rounds/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526233214/http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/24150/st-lawrence-makes-the-rounds/|archive-date=May 26, 2010|access-date=August 21, 2010|publisher=Blog.timesunion.com}}{{cite news|last=Katz|first=Celeste|date=May 22, 2010|title=St. Lawrence: Yeah, I Probably Won't Be Cuomo's LG|publisher=Nydailynews.com|location=New York|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/05/st-lawrence-yeah-i-probably-wo.html|url-status=dead|access-date=August 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103232147/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/05/st-lawrence-yeah-i-probably-wo.html|archive-date=November 3, 2011}} State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers),{{cite web|date=April 17, 2010|title=N.Y. eager for Cuomo to announce bid|url=http://www.lohud.com/article/20100417/NEWS05/4170345/N.Y.-eager-for-Cuomo-to-announce-bid|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606231353/http://www.lohud.com/article/20100417/NEWS05/4170345/N.Y.-eager-for-Cuomo-to-announce-bid|archive-date=June 6, 2014|access-date=April 25, 2010|website=The Journal News {{!}} lohud.com}} Buffalo mayor Byron Brown,Joseph Illuzzi, "MAYOR BYRON BROWN "A CONTENDER" to be Cuomo's running mate." Crain's Report via [http://www.politicsny.net PoliticsNY.net]. Retrieved August 14, 2009. State Senator Darrel Aubertine,[http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/93399899.html Aubertine: "I Always Keep My Options Open."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514111550/http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/93399899.html|date=May 14, 2010}} WWNY-TV. Retrieved May 11, 2010. and Canandaigua businessman Bill Samuels.{{cite web|date=April 13, 2010|title=Hopeful No. 3 vies for No. 2 spot|url=http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=920995&category=STATE|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417034043/http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=920995&category=STATE|archive-date=April 17, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2010|website=Times Union}}{{cite web|date=June 5, 2010|title=Samuels Drops LG Bid|url=http://capitaltonight.com/2010/06/samuels-drops-lg-bid/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612000520/http://capitaltonight.com/2010/06/samuels-drops-lg-bid/|archive-date=June 12, 2010|access-date=August 21, 2010|publisher=Capitaltonight.com}}

• Carl Paladino, Buffalo developer and political activistMcCarthy, Robert (February 3, 2010). [http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/944284.html Paladino considers run for governor]. The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2010-02-03.

• Rick Lazio, former congressman, 2000 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, and official party designee{{Cite web|title=BARBOUR ACTING LIKE PREZ CANDIDATE; LAZIO, LYNCH, McINNIS IN; WATTS OUT OF GUV RACES.|url=http://www.politics1.com/blog-0509.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020073021/http://www.politics1.com/blog-0509.htm#0523|archive-date=October 20, 2010|access-date=May 30, 2009}}
• Warren Redlich, attorney and Libertarian Party gubernatorial nomineeKarlin, Rick (February 1, 2010). [http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=895934&category=state From Guilderland to Governor's Mansion?] Albany Times Union. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
• Steven A. Levy, Suffolk County executive{{Cite web|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/07/30/levy-drops-bid-for-new-york-governor/|title=Levy Drops Bid For New York Governor|website=NewYork.CBSLocal.com|date=July 30, 2010}}
• Myers Mermel, real estate developerFouhy, Beth (May 23, 2010). [http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp?S=12528206 4th candidate seeks GOP nomination for NY governor]{{dead link|date=February 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-05-23.

On September 21, 2009, former Long Island Congressman and 2000 Republican U.S. Senate nominee Rick Lazio declared his 2010 candidacy for governor of New York; Lazio made a formal announcement in Albany, New York the following day.{{cite news | url=http://capitalnews9.com/region12content/top_stories/482987/lazio-expected-to-announce-candidacy-for-governor/ | title=Lazio announces candidacy for governor | author=Web Staff | publisher=Capital News 9 | date=September 21, 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Lazio was the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.{{Cite web | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/19/rick-lazios-governor-run_n_506092.html |title = Rick Lazio's Governor Run Complicated by Challenger Steve Levy|website=HuffPost.com|date = May 19, 2010}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.newsweek.com/carl-paladino-upsets-rick-lazio-ny-republican-governors-race-213856 |title = Carl Paladino Upsets Rick Lazio in N.Y. Republican Governor's Race|website=Newsweek.com|date = September 15, 2010}}{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/nyregion/19republicans.html |title = Levy to Challenge Lazio in Republican Race for Governor|newspaper = The New York Times|date = March 18, 2010|last1 = Peters|first1 = Jeremy W.|last2 = Halbfinger|first2 = David M.}}

Other potential 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidates included former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Erie County Executive Chris Collins.Dicker, Fred (May 18, 2009). [http://www.nypost.com/seven/05182009/news/columnists/bizman_pol_is_gopers_plan_b_169868.htm BIZMAN POL IS GOPERS' PLAN B]. New York Post. Retrieved 2009-05-19.Vielkind, Jimmy (May 29, 2009). [http://www.politickerny.com/3787/collins-lazio-up-front-conservative-party-dinner Collins, Lazio Get to Sit Up Front at Conservative Party Dinner] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907080640/http://www.politickerny.com/3787/collins-lazio-up-front-conservative-party-dinner |date=September 7, 2009 }}.[http://www.wben.com/Is-Chris-Collins-Running-For-Governor-/5374941 Is Chris Collins running for governor?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718010217/http://www.wben.com/Is-Chris-Collins-Running-For-Governor-/5374941 |date=July 18, 2011 }} WBEN (October 4, 2009). Retrieved 2009-10-07. In April 2009, a Quinnipiac poll showed Giuliani slightly ahead of incumbent David Paterson.{{cite news|author=ADAM SCHRECK |url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Nov16/0,4670,Giuliani,00.html |title=Giuliani leaves option open for NY governor run – Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum |publisher=FOXNews.com |date=November 16, 2008 |access-date=August 21, 2010}}{{cite news | url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/13/giuliani-says-decision-on-governors-race-unlikely-before-summer/ | title=Giuliani says decision on governor's race unlikely before summer | author=Steinhauser, Paul | publisher=CNN | date=January 13, 2009 | access-date=January 16, 2009 | archive-date=January 26, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126060254/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/13/giuliani-says-decision-on-governors-race-unlikely-before-summer/ | url-status=dead }} Giuliani stated in June 2009 that he was considering running.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/06/rudy-weighing-ny-governor-run-024325|title=Rudy weighing N.Y. governor run|website=POLITICO|date=June 29, 2009 }} In December 2009, Giuliani announced that he would not run and would instead back Lazio.{{Cite web|url=https://www.troyrecord.com/news/giuliani-i-am-not-a-candidate/article_6c156481-b221-5b85-bb58-03a781fd5c2a.html|title=Giuliani: 'I am not a candidate'|first=Samantha Gross & Michael|last=Gormley|website=The Record|date=December 23, 2009}} On January 26, 2010, Collins announced that he would not run; he did not endorse Lazio, and instead encouraged the Party to choose someone else.McCarthy, Robert (January 26, 2010). [http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/936045.html Collins ends run for governor]. The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2010-01-25.

On March 19, 2010, Steve Levy, the county executive of Suffolk County, announced that he would run for governor as a Republican. Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox threw his support to Levy.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/nyregion/20levy.html|title=Democrat Enters N.Y. Governor Race as Republican|first=Jeremy W.|last=Peters|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 19, 2010}}

After Collins passed on the race, activist Rus Thompson persuaded developer Carl Paladino to consider running for governor. In March 2010, Paladino was strongly considering a run and was said to be willing to spend $10,000,000 of his own money on a campaign. He advised state Republican Party chairman Edward F. Cox of his intentions.{{cite web |url=http://www.wben.com/Paladino-To-State-GOP---A-Breath-Away--from-Runnin/6550609 |title=Paladino To State GOP: "Breath Away" From Running For Gov – WBEN NewsRadio 930 : Buffalo & Niagara Falls, New York |publisher=Wben.com |access-date=August 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718010726/http://www.wben.com/Paladino-To-State-GOP---A-Breath-Away--from-Runnin/6550609 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }} Paladino announced his candidacy on April 5, 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressrepublican.com/buffalo-developer-announces-run-for-governor/article_252a7ea6-5cb4-59e1-8e39-910d1c4a73aa.html|title=Buffalo developer announces run for governor|first=Carolyn|last=Thompson|website=Press-Republican|date=April 6, 2010 }}

At the June 2010 Republican Convention, Lazio won the support of 59% of the delegates and was designated the Party's candidate for Governor. Levy "received 28 percent [of the vote] on the first ballot, squeaking above the 25 percent threshold needed to force a second vote on his authorization. While he [had] signed a Republican registration form, Levy [remained] an enrolled Democrat. As such, a separate vote authorizing his appearance in a primary was held: Levy garnered the support of 42.66 percent of the delegates, short of the 50 percent required". Paladino received eight percent of the vote, and real estate consultant Myers Mermel received four percent.{{Cite web|url=https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/27653/levy-falls-short-on-primary-try-lazio-advances-alone/|title=Levy falls short on primary try; Lazio advances alone|first1=Jimmy|last1=Vielkind|date=June 2, 2010|website=Capitol Confidential}} On July 15, 2010, Paladino mounted a primary challenge against Lazio by filing petitions.{{Cite web | url=https://dailygazette.com/article/2010/07/15/0715_palladino |title = Palladino files petitions in effort to force primary |work=The Daily Gazette|date=July 15, 2010}} He filed enough petitions to be placed on the ballot for the Republican primary.{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2010/07/21/paladino-on-gop-ballot/|title=Paladino on GOP ballot|date=July 21, 2010|website=NYPost.com}}

By September 2010, Lazio and Paladino were nearly tied in the most polls, with Paladino having a significant edge in Upstate New York and Lazio leading heavily in Downstate New York. Paladino was supported heavily by the Tea Party movement.{{Cite web|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article187686.ece|title="Long Islanders put Paladino to test as their cup of tea", Buffalo News, September 12, 2010.}} On September 14, 2010, Paladino upset Lazio by a nearly two-to-one margin in the primary.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/nyregion/15webnygov.html|title=Paladino Stuns N.Y. G.O.P. With Victory|first1=David M.|last1=Halbfinger|first2=Michael|last2=Barbaro|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 14, 2010}}

[[File:2010 New York Republican gubernatorial primary election results map by county (vote share).svg|thumb|300px|Republican primary results by county:

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On the Republican side, Lazio endorsed Chautauqua County executive Greg Edwards as his choice for lieutenant governor on May 17, 2010.Benjamin, Elizabeth (May 19, 2010). [http://capitaltonight.com/2010/05/edwards-as-lazios-lg/ Edwards as Lazio's AG] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181610/http://www.capitaltonight.com/2010/05/edwards-as-lazios-lg/|date=August 15, 2011}}. Capitol Tonight. Retrieved 2010-05-19. Tom Ognibene, former minority leader of the New York City Council, was Paladino's running mate.{{cite news|last=Haberman|first=Maggie|date=April 5, 2010|title=Tom Ognibene a possible Paladino runningmate|publisher=Nypost.com|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knickerbocker/tom_ognibene_possible_paladino_runningmate_ByprAQbvyTa0ch6DCJPbQL|url-status=dead|access-date=August 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605190158/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knickerbocker/tom_ognibene_possible_paladino_runningmate_ByprAQbvyTa0ch6DCJPbQL|archive-date=June 5, 2011}}{{cite web|date=June 7, 2010|title=EXCLUSIVE: Paladino Announces Tom Ognibene as LG Pick|url=http://capitaltonight.com/2010/06/exclusive-paladino-announces-tom-ognibene-as-lg-pick/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815182408/http://www.capitaltonight.com/2010/06/exclusive-paladino-announces-tom-ognibene-as-lg-pick/|archive-date=August 15, 2011|access-date=August 21, 2010|publisher=Capitaltonight.com}} Other Republicans mentioned as potential candidates included Orange County executive Edward A. Diana,{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Brendan|date=February 5, 2010|title=Orange county exec wants to be Lazio's LG|publisher=Nypost.com|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knickerbocker/orange_county_exec_wants_to_be_lazio_wWj8OyV61RWmHPdmBoJA7I|url-status=dead|access-date=August 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605161923/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knickerbocker/orange_county_exec_wants_to_be_lazio_wWj8OyV61RWmHPdmBoJA7I|archive-date=June 5, 2011}} Monroe County executive Maggie Brooks, former New York Secretary of State Christopher Jacobs (Steve Levy's preferred running mate,Benjamin, Elizabeth (June 4, 2010). [http://capitaltonight.com/2010/06/levys-almost-lg/ Levy's almost-LG] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181907/http://www.capitaltonight.com/2010/06/levys-almost-lg/|date=August 15, 2011}}. State of Politics (YNN). Retrieved 2010-06-05. Onondaga County executive Joanie Mahoney, 2006 lieutenant governor candidate C. Scott Vanderhoef (who instead ran for State Senate), and Myers Mermel (who later opted to run for governor instead. Edwards narrowly defeated Tom Ognibene, creating a split ticket in which Lazio's preferred running mate became Paladino's running mate in the general election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2013/04/edwards-wont-run-for-re-election-or-governor/|title=Edwards Won't Run for Re-Election or Governor|website=StateOfPolitics.com|access-date=May 7, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507214555/https://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2013/04/edwards-wont-run-for-re-election-or-governor/|url-status=dead}}[[File:NewYorkRepublicanLieutenantGubernatorialPrimary2010.svg|thumb|300px|Republican primary results by county:

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 227,093

| percentage = 52.91

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 202,081

| percentage = 47.09

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Lazio received the endorsement of the Conservative Party's executive committee in March 2010, with 14 party chairs in favor, four backing Steve Levy,{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knickerbocker/suffolk_conservative_chairman_walsh_tQKA7Y4Ejz7NjPnGw2CqDO |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605180906/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knickerbocker/suffolk_conservative_chairman_walsh_tQKA7Y4Ejz7NjPnGw2CqDO |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |title=Suffolk Conservative chairman Walsh on Lazio warpath |publisher=Nypost.com |date=March 20, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |first=Maggie |last=Haberman }} and one (Erie County's Ralph Lorigo) backing Carl Paladino.{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knickerbocker/lazio_gets_conservative_backing_lYuoIxPqm5nWVeAxf8AQ6N |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100320222819/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knickerbocker/lazio_gets_conservative_backing_lYuoIxPqm5nWVeAxf8AQ6N |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 20, 2010 |title=Lazio gets Conservative backing |publisher=Nypost.com |date=March 20, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |first=Maggie |last=Haberman }}{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knickerbocker/team_levy_unfazed_by_conservative_rpPTRENeYuuRDHCCipRHSL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605180742/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knickerbocker/team_levy_unfazed_by_conservative_rpPTRENeYuuRDHCCipRHSL |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |title=Team Levy unfazed by Conservative committee endorsement |publisher=Nypost.com |date=March 20, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |first=Maggie |last=Haberman }} At the Conservative Party convention in May 2010, Ralph Lorigo united with Steve Levy supporters to act as a placeholder on the ballot and earned 42% of the weighted ballot; by being a registered party member, he only needed 25% to force a primary election (something that Levy and Paladino, as a Democrat and Republican respectively, could not do).{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} After Lorigo entered the gubernatorial race, Long demanded Lorigo's resignation;{{cite web |url=http://capitaltonight.com/2010/06/long-to-lorigo-stop-running-or-resign/ |title = Long To Lorigo: Stop Running Or Resign |access-date=January 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314141933/http://www.capitaltonight.com/2010/06/long-to-lorigo-stop-running-or-resign/ |archive-date=March 14, 2012 }} Lorigo responded by offering to wager the party chairmanship on the results of the race: If Lorigo won the primary, Long would resign and allow Lorigo (party second-in-command) to succeed him as Conservative Party chairman, but if Lazio won, Lorigo would resign his position within the Party.{{Cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/maggiehaberman/0710/Paladino_Conservative_booster_fires_back_at_Long_.html|title=Paladino Conservative booster fires back at Long|last=Haberman|first=Maggie|date=July 6, 2010|website=POLITICO.com|access-date=October 6, 2016}}

On September 14, 2010, Lazio defeated Lorigo in the Conservative primary. Following Lazio's loss to Paladino in the GOP gubernatorial primary, Chairman Long indicated that he planned to move forward with Lazio; however, on September 27, 2010, Lazio confirmed that he would drop his bid for governor by accepting a nomination for a judicial position in the Bronx.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/nyregion/28lazio.html | title=Lazio Leaves Race, Giving Reluctant Aid to a Rival | author=Halbfinger, David M. | newspaper=The New York Times | date=September 27, 2010 | access-date=September 28, 2010}} The Conservative Party then nominated Paladino as its candidate for governor.{{Cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/with-lazio-out-of-the-race-conservative-party-endorses-paladino/article_f81ac52d-33ca-56f6-907a-ab3ee8a85ba4.html|title=With Lazio out of the race, Conservative Party endorses Paladino|first=Tom|last=Precious|website=Buffalo News|date=September 30, 2010 }}

[[File:NewYorkConservativeGubernatorialPrimary2010.svg|thumb|300px|Conservative primary results by county:

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| title = Conservative primary results{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/Primary/2010PrimaryElectionResults.pdf |title=Statewide primary election results: September 14, 2010 |website=New York State Board of Elections |access-date=October 13, 2019 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218183104/https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/Primary/2010PrimaryElectionResults.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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| party = Conservative Party of New York State|Conservative

| votes = 11,465

| percentage = 60.18

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| candidate = Ralph Lorigo

| party = Conservative Party of New York State|Conservative

| votes = 7,586

| percentage = 39.82

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| percentage= 100.00

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Nominee

• Carl Paladino{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=Candidat_32|title=New York Board of Elections – Certified General Election Ballot|access-date=July 24, 2012|archive-date=April 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408115416/http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=Candidat_32|url-status=dead}}

Candidates

• Rick Lazio, Republican nominee, won the primary but withdrew.
• Ralph Lorigo, chairman of the Erie County Conservative Party.

The Independence Party of New York publicly endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Andrew Cuomo prior to the party convention.{{cite web |url=http://capitaltonight.com/2010/05/indy-chair-on-cuomo-proud-to-hold-his-coat/ |title=Indy Chair On Cuomo: 'Proud To Hold His Coat' |publisher=Capitaltonight.com |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529003338/http://capitaltonight.com/2010/05/indy-chair-on-cuomo-proud-to-hold-his-coat/ |archive-date=May 29, 2010 }}

Nominee

• Andrew Cuomo

The Working Families Party was said to heavily favor Cuomo, but was reportedly concerned that the party's damaged reputation may cause Cuomo to decline any nomination from them. In somewhat of a surprise move, the party nominated its own members for all but one statewide elected office, and did not cross-endorse Democrats as usual. The party nominated United Auto Workers lawyer Kenneth Schaffer as its nominee for governor in June 2010.{{cite web |url=http://capitaltonight.com/2010/06/wfp-taps-placeholders-for-gov-lg-ag/ |title=WFP Taps Placeholders For Gov, LG, AG |publisher=Capitaltonight.com |date=June 6, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609133642/http://capitaltonight.com/2010/06/wfp-taps-placeholders-for-gov-lg-ag/ |archive-date=June 9, 2010 }} After the federal investigation against the party was closed with no charges, speculation has run rampant that the party will vacate the line in favor of Cuomo by nominating Schaeffer for a judicial position and offering Cuomo a Wilson Pakula, which the party did unanimously in September 2010.[http://capitaltonight.com/2010/09/wfp-goes-all-in-for-cuomo/ WFP goes all in for Cuomo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029121102/http://capitaltonight.com/2010/09/wfp-goes-all-in-for-cuomo/ |date=October 29, 2010 }}. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

Nominee

• Andrew Cuomo

The Libertarian Party of New York chose Warren Redlich as its nominee at the state party convention on April 24, 2010.Churchill, Chris (April 25, 2010). [http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=925009&category=REGION Tiny party, big tent]. Albany Times Union. Retrieved 2010-04-25.

Nominee

• Warren Redlich, Guilderland Town Board member and criminal defense attorney.

Lost nomination

• Kristin Davis, madam of the prostitution ring of which Eliot Spitzer was a client{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/02/07/2010-02-07_kristin_davis_alleged_eliot_spitzer_madam_to_run_for_new_york_governor_with_gop_.html |title=Kristin Davis, alleged Eliot Spitzer madam, to run for New York governor with GOP Roger Stone's help|date=February 7, 2010 |work=New York Daily News }} Davis refused to show up at the convention and as a result did not appear on the ballot.
• Sam Sloan, author and board game expert.{{cite web |url=http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/25367/tomorrow-three-way-libertarian-smack-down-in-albany/ |title=Tomorrow: three-way Libertarian smackdown! – Capitol Confidential |publisher=Blog.timesunion.com |date=April 23, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426135808/http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/25367/tomorrow-three-way-libertarian-smack-down-in-albany/ |archive-date=April 26, 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2010/08/sam-sloan-files-libertarian-petitions-for-governor-of-ny/ |title=Sam Sloan files Libertarian petitions for Governor of NY |publisher=Independent Political Report |date= August 13, 2010|access-date=August 21, 2010}}

The Green Party of New York nominated national party co-founder Howie Hawkins, who had been a perennial candidate in state and federal elections since 2006, as its candidate at the party convention on May 15, 2010.[http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp?S=12488333 NY Green Party nominates Howie Hawkins for gov]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Associated Press (May 15, 2010). Retrieved 2010-05-15.

Nominee

• Howie Hawkins

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The Rent Is Too Damn High Party, whose perennial New York City mayoral candidate was Jimmy McMillan, fielded him in the New York gubernatorial election in 2010.{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/nyregion/20rent.html |title = Jimmy McMillan, Fighting High Rent, Maybe Not Paying Any|newspaper = The New York Times|date = October 19, 2010|last1 = Nir|first1 = Sarah Maslin}}

The Paladino campaign submitted 30,000 signatures for its Taxpayers Party. Charles Barron submitted 43,500 signatures for the Freedom Party, though a fellow New York City councilman, Lewis Fidler, has already announced his intention to challenge Barron's signatures.Katz, Celeste (August 16, 2010). [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/08/councilman-lew-fidler-if-andre.html Councilman Lew Fidler: If Andrew Cuomo Won't Challenge Charles Barron's Petitions, I'll Find A Way] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818142520/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/08/councilman-lew-fidler-if-andre.html |date=August 18, 2010 }}. The Daily Politics (New York Daily News). Retrieved 2010-08-16. The Davis campaign submitted 22,000 signatures, the Hawkins campaign filed 27,000, and the Libertarian Party claimed to have submitted over 34,000.{{cite web |url=http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=12999929 |title=Libertarian, Green parties get on NY ballot – WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports |publisher=Wcax.com |date=August 17, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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with Collins

with Lazio

with Lazio and Paladino

with Levy

Collins v. Patterson

Giuliani vs. Paterson

Lazio vs. Paterson

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• Cattaraugus (largest municipality: Olean)
• Chautauqua (largest municipality: Jamestown)
• Erie (largest municipality: Buffalo)
• Fulton (largest municipality: Gloversville)
• Genesee (largest municipality: Batavia)
• Niagara (largest municipality: Niagara Falls)
• Schoharie (largest municipality: Cobleskill)
• Steuben (largest municipality: Corning)
• Tioga (largest municipality: Waverly)

• Paterson, David "Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity." New York, New York, 2020

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201434/http://www.elections.ny.gov/ New York State Board of Elections]
• [http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=Candidat_32 Official candidate list]

• [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/state_candidates.phtml?s=NY&y=2010&f=G Campaign contributions for 2010 New York Governor] from Follow the Money
• [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=370463 New York Governor 2010] from OurCampaigns.com
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100130203127/http://www.pollster.com/polls/ny/ 2010 New York Governor Election] graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/new_york/election_2010_new_york_governor Election 2010: New York Governor] from Rasmussen Reports
• [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/ny/new_york_governor_lazio_vs_cuomo-1127.html New York Governor - Lazio vs. Cuomo] from Real Clear Politics
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100412123516/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=governor-2010-NY 2010 New York Governor's Race] from CQ Politics
• [http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/governor/new-york Race Profile] in The New York Times

Official campaign websites (Archived)

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215325/http://www.andrewcuomo.com/ Andrew Cuomo for Governor]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100927050916/http://lazio.com/ Rick Lazio for Governor]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101003193741/http://www.levyforny.com/ Steve Levy for Governor]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101029003407/http://paladinoforthepeople.com/home.php Carl Paladino for Governor]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100925055316/http://wredlich.com/ny/ Warren Redlich for Governor]
• [http://www.politics1.com/ny.htm Online Guide to New York Politics], politics1.com
• Gormley, Michael (4/1/10). [http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Who-Would-Want-to-Be-Governor-89835777.html Who would want to be Governor?] Associated Press. (A primer on the proposals of most of the candidates)

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