New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won re-election to a second term on Tuesday, defeating an underfunded Republican challenger and overcoming discontent within his Democratic Party base.

The Associated Press called the race for Mr. Cuomo shortly after polls closed at 9 p.m. in New York. At midnight, Mr. Cuomo had 54% of the vote with 93% of precincts reporting to 41% for his GOP challenger, Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive. The Green Party's Howie Hawkins had 5%.

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