Cuomo Withstands Strong Teachout Showing In Gubernatorial Primary

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo will indeed battle it out against Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in an all-Westchester New York governor's race after a closer-than-expected win over Zephyr Teachout in the Democratic Primary for New York State Governor Tuesday night.

Incumbent New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will face off against Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout in the Sept. 9 Democratic Party primary.

by Brian Donnelly

09/09/2014 11:00 p.m.

Several media outlets called the primary in favor of Cuomo a little after 10 p.m. with approximately 80 percent of the precincts reporting.

Cuomo invested little time on the campaign trail for the Democratic primary against Teachout, a Fordham University law professor. She ran with Timothy Wu, another law school professor. He trails in the race for lieutenant governor against former U.S. Rep. Kathy Hochul, who has 58 percent of the vote Tuesday night.

While Cuomo’s victory was widely considered a foregone conclusion, some speculated Wu had a better chance.

If the unofficial election results stand, Cuomo and Hochul will move on to face Astorino and his running mate for lieutenant governor, Christopher Moss, in the November election.

Moss is the sheriff in Chemung County in upstate New York.

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