The 2026 New York gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul took office on August 24, 2021, upon the resignation of Andrew Cuomo, and was elected to a full term at her own right in 2022 with 53.2% of the vote, the closest New York gubernatorial election since 1994.
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Potential edit
- Andrew Cuomo, former governor (2011–2021)[1][2]
- Kathy Hochul, incumbent governor (2021–present)
- Letitia James, New York Attorney General (2019–present) and candidate for governor in 2022[2]
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Publicly expressed interest edit
- Lee Zeldin, former U.S. Representative from New York's 1st congressional district (2015–2023) and nominee for governor in 2022[3][4]
General election edit
Polling edit
Hypothetical polling
- Kathy Hochul vs. different candidate
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kathy Hochul (D) |
Different Candidate |
Undecided |
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Slingshot Strategies (D) | May 2–3, 2024 | 1,059 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 34% | 44% | 21% |
Notes edit
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References edit
- ^ Schwartz, Brian (March 16, 2022). "Ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo considers running against Kathy Hochul despite opposition from his own party". CNBC. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Coltin, Jeff; Reisman, Nick; Ngo, Emily (November 20, 2023). "A NY GOP without McCarthy's cash". Politico. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
Andrew Cuomo seems to be polling — again — and is even testing his viability as a mayoral candidate. Screenshots of an online poll reviewed by Playbook show questions...testing him against Kirsten Gillibrand for U.S. Senate and against Kathy Hochul and Letitia James for governor.
- ^ Salam, Reihan (January 25, 2023). "Lee Zeldin on New York's future". City Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Reisman, Nick (March 1, 2023). "New jobs for former Hochul opponents". Spectrum News 1 Central New York. Retrieved March 11, 2023.