2022 New York gubernatorial election

2022 New York gubernatorial election

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Turnout47.74% Decrease 0.3 pp
 
Nominee Kathy Hochul Lee Zeldin
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Conservative
Running mate Antonio Delgado Alison Esposito
Popular vote 3,140,415 2,762,581
Percentage 53.12% 46.73%

Hochul:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Zeldin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

Governor before election

Kathy Hochul
Democratic

Elected Governor

Kathy Hochul
Democratic

The 2022 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Kathy Hochul had ascended to the governorship in August 2021 upon Andrew Cuomo's resignation following allegations of sexual harassment. Hochul sought a full term as governor. She appointed Brian Benjamin to the position of lieutenant governor and planned to run alongside him until he too resigned in April 2022. Congressman Antonio Delgado was appointed to replace Benjamin as lieutenant governor. Hochul defeated Jumaane Williams and Tom Suozzi in the Democratic primary for governor, while Delgado defeated Ana Maria Archila and Diana Reyna in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.

Lee Zeldin ran as the Republican nominee, having defeated Rob Astorino, Andrew Giuliani, and Harry Wilson in the Republican primary. Zeldin selected Alison Esposito, an NYPD officer, as his running mate, and she won unopposed in the primary. Esposito was the first openly gay major party nominee for statewide office in New York.[1] This election was the first New York gubernatorial election in over 80 years not to feature any third-party candidates, although the Working Families Party endorsed Hochul and the Conservative Party endorsed Zeldin.[2]

Hochul won a full term in office, defeating Zeldin by a margin of 53.1%-46.7%[3] and becoming the first woman elected to the state's governorship.[4] The race was closer than expected.[5]

  1. ^ "Hochul and Zeldin Win New York Primaries, Setting Up General Election Clash". The City. June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Lewis, Rebecca (July 7, 2022). "New York's true two-person race for governor". City & State. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "2022 New York governor's race: Kathy Hochul projected winner over Lee Zeldin". CBS News. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Sommerstein, David; DeWitt, Karen; Clark, Dan (November 8, 2022). "Hochul wins tighter than expected governor's race". NCPR.

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