New York gubernatorial election, 2010

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The New York gubernatorial election of 2010 will be noted, primarily, by the reelection campaign of incumbent Eliot Spitzer.

1 Candidates for governor
- 1.1 Democratic Party
- 1.2 Republican Party
2 External links

[edit] Candidates for governor

[edit] Democratic Party

Current Governor Eliot Spitzer has a strong prospect of being renominated by the Democratic Party to run for reelection unless the political climate changes dramatically.

[edit] Republican Party

With no statewide officials, the Republican party of New York currently controls the Senate, leaving Majority Leader Joseph Bruno as the only statewide personality of note. Other possible candidates include -

Michael Bloomberg - Current Mayor of New York City who will not be term-limited in 2009
Randy Daniels - Former New York Secretary of State and 2006 Gubernatorial candidate
John Faso - Former Assembly Minority Leader and 2006 Gubernatorial nominee
C. Scott Vanderhoef - County Executive of Rockland County, New York and 2006 Lieutenant Governor nominee