Primary Results: Palladino Will Face Cuomo; Gillibrand and DioGuardi for U.S. Senate

Tuesday's primaries were marked by low voter turnout and some shocking upsets. Tea Party favorite Carl Paladino handily beat Rick Lazio in the Republican primary, while the five-way race for Attorney General was a bit closer between the first and second place finishers. Read below for the results of all the races:

Governor

Carl P. Paladino, a former lawyer and conservative who has the backing of the Tea Party, beat Rick A. Lazio, a former member of the U.S House of Representatives, by a wide margin with 62 percent of the vote. Paladino will face Democrat Andrew Cuomo in November's general election. 

Lieutenant Governor

In the GOP primary, Paladino's chosen running mate, Thomas V. Ognibene, a conservative and former member of the New York City Council who ran for mayor against Michael Bloomberg, was ahead with 56 percent of the vote over Gregory J. Edwards, the current County Executive for Chautauqua County and Lazio's running mate.

State Attorney General

Five Democrats were running for Attorney General: Richard Brodsky, a member of the State Assembly representing the 92nd district since 1982; Eric T. Schneiderman, a progressive Democrat and member of the state Senate since 1998; Sean Coffey, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Eric R. DiNallo, former Assistant District Attorney, Assistant Attorney General, and head of the New York State Insurance Department; and Kathleen Rice, the District Attorney for Nassau County. Schneiderman won a close race with 34 percent of the vote, narrowly defeating Rice, who finished second with 32 percent of the vote.

In the general election, Schneiderman will face Daniel Donovan, a Republican and the Staten Island District Attorney.

U.S. Senator (full term)

Businessman Jay Townsend defeated Gary Berntsen, a retired CIA officer and businessman, in the Republican primary, winning 56 percent of the vote.  Townsend will face Democrat and current U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer in November. 

U.S. Senator (unexpired term)

With 76 percent of the vote, Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2009 when Hillary Clinton became U.S. Secretary of State, convincingly defeated Gail Goode, a former lawyer for the New York City Transit Authority.  

In the general election Gillibrand will face Joseph J. DioGuardi, an accountant who spent two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. DioGuardi defeated his Republican primary challengers on Tuesday, winning 42 percent of the vote to David Malpass' 38 percent and Bruce Blakeman's 21 percent. 

18th Congressional District

There are no primary races for the 18th Congressional District. In the November general election Democratic incumbent Nita Lowey is expected to face Republican Jim Russell, founder of Westchester-Rockland Citizens for Immigration Control.

37th District, State Senate

This race is also uncontested. Democratic incumbent Suzi Oppenheimer will face Republican Bob Cohen, a businessman who owns a Manhattan real estate and construction company.

91st District, State Assembly

Another uncontested primary race. In the general election, Democratic incumbent George Latimer will face Mamaroneck native and Republican challenger Bill Reed.

County Court Judge:

Barry E. Warhit, a Scarsdale resident who was appointed to the Westchester County Court in 2010 lost to attorney Douglas J. Martino in the Conservative primary. With 80 percent of voting precincts reporting, Martino had 73 percent of the vote to Warhit's 27 percent.