Andrew Cuomo Re-Elected New York Governor

Cuomo Re-Elected As Governor Of New York
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 15: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo attends a press conference after a bi-state meeting on security preparedness for the New York-New Jersey area on Septemeber 15, 2014 in New York. The meeting involved numerous agencies at the state and national level, including the Department of Homeland Security, New Jersey State National Guard, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York National Guard and Metroplitan Transportation Authority police, amongst others. (Photo by Andrew Burt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 15: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo attends a press conference after a bi-state meeting on security preparedness for the New York-New Jersey area on Septemeber 15, 2014 in New York. The meeting involved numerous agencies at the state and national level, including the Department of Homeland Security, New Jersey State National Guard, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York National Guard and Metroplitan Transportation Authority police, amongst others. (Photo by Andrew Burt/Getty Images)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) was re-elected to a second term in office on Tuesday after defeating Republican challenger Rob Astorino.

Cuomo was widely expected to defeat Astorino. Cuomo did, however, face a surprisingly strong challenge in the Democratic primary from Zephyr Teachout, who ran to Cuomo's left and earned 35 percent of the vote. Cuomo also failed to earn the endorsement of The New York Times in the Democratic primary after the paper said that he had failed to follow through on his promise to bring ethics reform to the state legislature. The Times, which also published an investigation claiming that Cuomo's office improperly interfered with a state ethics commission, eventually endorsed the governor in the general election.

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