Cuomo’s (very) low-turnout primary win

[hrmjustin]

Laura Nahmias

ALBANY—Last night’s Democratic primary race is shaping up as one of the lowest-turnout statewide contests in recent memory.

Unofficial election results from the state’s Board of Elections show only about 9.3 percent of the state’s 5.8 million registered Democrats cast their ballots in the primary contest last night, the lowest turnout in a Democratic statewide primary in more than a decade.

Turnout actually dipped below 2002’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, when Cuomo took himself out of the race against then-state comptroller Carl McCall shortly before the vote to avoid an expected hiding, and remained on the ballot in name only.

According to unofficial returns, 531,205 Democrats voted yesterday, which was also lower than the 661,296 who voted in 2010, when there was no competitive race for governor.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2014/09/8552295/cuomos-very-low-turnout-primary-win

[Alittleliberal]

1. 1 of 531,205

reporting from Ulster county!

[hrmjustin]

2. I was glad to see Teachout did so well in the Hudson Valley.

[DeadLetterOffice]

9. Me too!

I was actually surprised at just how much of upstate she won. I find the geographical differences in results fascinating -- why does NYC like Cuomo so much anyway?

[Cooley Hurd]

3. In my county (Cayuga) Cuomo won by 11 votes!!!

11 freaking votes! Would've been 12 if I hadn't voted.

[hrmjustin]

4. Cuomo won by just a few votes in Orange county.

He won the city big though which shocked me.

[KurtNYC]

5. Cuomo was stomped here -- 4 to 1

Columbia County

The total numbers for governor were Teachout 1,598, Cuomo 419, Credico 43; the total numbers for lieutenant governor were Wu 1,544, Hochul 452.

[hrmjustin]

6. I saw. She did really well in the Hudson Valley, capital region, Adirondack Park, and

Central NY.

[DeadLetterOffice]

10. Made my Chatham heart go pitter-pat, yes it did.

[napi21]

7. That's REALLY SAD! How can we make it better for November?

I'm scared that Dem turnout will be like that across the country, and THEN we'll REALLY have a big mess!!!

[hrmjustin]

8. I am just as scared.

I don't know what to do but the party better think of something.

[DeadLetterOffice]

11. I'm hoping it's just that so many NY dems don't like Cuomo...

... that our turnout was so low.

Anyone know what other states' turnout rates were like yesterday?