New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo easily won the Democratic primary race against “Sex and the City” actress and progressive activist Cynthia Nixon Thursday and is headed to his third term as the state’s governor.
He won the race with 65.9 percent of the vote, according to The Associated Press after 24 percent of precincts had reported. Nixon ended up with 34.1 percent of the vote. AP called the race for Cuomo at 9:30pm Thursday.
BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo wins Democratic nomination for governor in New York primary election. #APracecall at 9:30 p.m. EDT. #Election2018 #NYprimary pic.twitter.com/I3lhSPqBRA
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) September 14, 2018
Source: Cynthia Nixon has called Andrew Cuomo to concede
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) September 14, 2018
Cynthia Nixon’s campaign reportedly complained about the high voter turnout which they blamed on Cuomo’s spending on campaign ads as well as anti-Trump sentiment.
NY GOV: Cynthia Nixon's campaign is not happy that so many voters turned out to vote. In other states, Dems have a problem with this kind of argument. pic.twitter.com/mlnKfbI3PA
— Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) September 14, 2018
I’m laughing at this Cynthia Nixon pre-result spin memo that blames…..turnout…..for her loss pic.twitter.com/1mielpJYd2
— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) September 14, 2018
Cuomo will face Republican Marc Molinaro in November. He may also face Nixon again as she won the Working Families Party nomination, meaning she could still appear on the ballot in November.