Who Is Your Favorite Candidate For NYS Governor? [POLL]

NEW YORK — Turnout for Tuesday's primary was low, and that's no understatement.

According to the state Board of Elections, only about 14.6 percent of active enrolled Democrats turned out over nine early votings day plus Election Day to decide who should be the Democratic candidate in the November general election.

Republican turnout was only slightly better at 17 percent of those active enrolled.

Compare that to 2018's Democratic gubernatorial primary, when there was a 25 percent turnout to decide between Andrew Cuomo and actress Cynthia Nixon. However, in 2014, when Cuomo was running against Zephyr Teachout and Randy Credico, only 10 percent of Democrats showed up to vote during the primary, Gotham Gazette reported.

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Republican turnout for the that party's last governor's primary, which was in 2010 — between Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino — was about the same as this year's.

Percentage of turnout aside, the gubernatorial primary races this year were decisive.

Incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul handily won her party's nomination for her first election to a full term. She received 66 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results. New York City Advocate Jumaane Williams came in second with 19 percent and Long Island Rep. Thomas Suozzi got 13 percent.

On the Republican ballot, Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin won his party's nomination with more than 43 percent of the votes, according to unofficial results, with the remainder going to former Trump Administration staffer Andrew Giuliani (22.6 percent), former Westchester County executive Rob Astorino (18 percent) and businessman Harry Wilson (14.5 percent).

For the general election, Hochul will be on the Democratic Party line, and Zeldin will be on the Republican and Conservative party lines.

However, they won't be alone.

Williams is on the ballot as the Working Families candidate, and Larry Sharpe will represent the Libertarian Party.

Williams has been NYC's public advocate since 2019, and before that, he was a city council member representing Brooklyn's 45th District for 10 years.

Sharpe is a businessman, executive coach and management consultant, according to his campaign website. He previously ran for United States vice president in 2016 and for New York governor in 2018.

Now that you know who is going to be on the ballot in November, have you already made up your mind?

Vote in our unscientific poll and tell us what you think in the comments.