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New York gubernatorial election, 2018 On November 15, 2016, incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to seek a third term.[2] Cuomo also has the ballot lines of the Independence Party and Women's Equality Party. Cuomo faces a challenge in a Democratic primary from actress Cynthia Nixon, the Working Families Party nominee; his Republican opponent is former Assemblyman Marcus Molinaro, who also has the Conservative and Reform endorsements. Third-party candidates on the ballot include consultant Larry Sharpe of the Libertarian Party, former mayor of Syracuse Stephanie Miner on the newly created Serve America Movement line, and perennial candidates Howie Hawkins and Jimmy McMillan on the Green and Rent Too Damn High parties respectively.
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017 Primary elections took place on June 6, 2017. Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, won the Republican primary. Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo is her running mate. Phil Murphy, banker and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, won the Democratic primary. Former State Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver is his running mate. Seth Kaper-Dale is the Green Party candidate; his running mate is Lisa Durden. Pete Rohrman is the Libertarian Party candidate; his running mate is Karrese Laguerre. There are three other third-party and independent candidates on the ballot.