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Andrew Cuomo Survives Democratic Primary

Andrew Cuomo Survives Democratic Primary
Ashley Alman
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Politics Social Media Editor, HuffPost

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to hotel workers at the Hotel Trade Council during a reelection campaign event on September 8, 2014 in New York City. New York State voters will vote in the primary election tomorrow, September 9; Governor Cuomo is hoping to beat out unexpected challenger Zephyr Teachout to gain the democratic bid. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to hotel workers at the Hotel Trade Council during a reelection campaign event on September 8, 2014 in New York City. New York State voters will vote in the primary election tomorrow, September 9; Governor Cuomo is hoping to beat out unexpected challenger Zephyr Teachout to gain the democratic bid. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has secured the Democratic nomination for governor of New York with 60 percent of the vote, the Associated Press reports.

Cuomo survived a challenge from law school professor Zephyr Teachout in his re-election bid, and will face Republican Rob Astorino in the November general election. Astorino ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Though Cuomo safely acquired the nomination, his campaign wasn't a walk in the park. Teachout used her challenge to shed light on the controversy his administration is currently facing. Cuomo's administration is under investigation for disbanding an anticorruption commission that he created last year.

HuffPost Pollster, which aggregates all publicly available polling data, shows Cuomo at a more than 30 point lead with just under two months until the November general election.

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