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2010 New York gubernatorial election

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

Candidates for governor

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.

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 -

Independent

  • Michael Bloomberg - Current Mayor of New York City who will be term-limited in 2009. Bloomberg is also rumored to be considering a run for President of the United States in 2008. As Bloomberg was the Republican nominee for Mayor in his elections, the Republicans may try and recruit him to run for Governor under their party's banner, although he is presently a registered independent voter. A New York Post story in November 2007 detailed an alleged meeting between Bloomberg and former GOP state chairman William Powers for that purpose

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Preceded by
2006
New York gubernatorial election
2010
Succeeded by
2014