Qualified Parties
| Parties that qualified from the 2006 New York gubernatorial election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Eliot Spitzer | 2,740,864 | 62.85 | +30.41 | |
| Republican | John Faso | 1,105,681 | 25.35 | −21.51 | |
| Independence | Eliot Spitzer | 190,661 | 4.37 | −10.32 | |
| Conservative | John Faso | 168,654 | 3.87 | −0.11 | |
| Working Families | Eliot Spitzer | 155,184 | 3.56 | +1.52 | |
Parties that received at least 50,000 votes in the last New York gubernatorial election qualify for automatic statewide ballot status. This also determines the order on the ballot. There are a number of minor parties in New York State which do not qualify for ballot status.
After the 2010 elections, these parties with ballot access were joined by a sixth party, the Green Party.
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