Gov. Andrew Cuomo and former Genesee County congressional representative Kathy Hochul have been declared the winners of the Democratic Primary race.
They also were the top choice of local Democrats.
According to Genesee County unofficial results, Cuomo beat Zephyr Teachout 427-187, with Randy A. Credico receiving 45 votes.
Hochul topped Tim Wu 505 to 156.
In the Republican Primary for supervisor in Bethany, Carl L. Hyde Jr. beat Edward F. Pietrzykowski Jr. 74 to 26.
In the primary for Independence Party delegates to the 8th Judicial District convention of the 139 Assembly District, Debra M. Buck-Leaton beat Carol A. Sheehan 14-7.
659 votes cast in Governor
659 votes cast in Governor primary out of 9,738 registered Democrats in Gen. Co. That's about a 6.5% turnout rate. Statewide: 531,195 votes cast out of 5,910,140 registered Democrats, that's a little less than 9.5% turnout.
I'd say its a big win for NOTA. It shows that people either don't care or are not impressed with their choices. The Republicans aren't much better, in 2010 the Rep. Governor primary had about a 18% turnout.
This 2014 primary cost the state about 50 million. Primaries are obsolete and should not be publicly funded. Ballot access needs to be opened up and the good people of NYS and Genesee County need real choices. Electronic voting and non-partisan run-off elections are the answer. In My Humble Opinion