New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: Pending |
| Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county |
| Race ratings |
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic Inside Elections: Likely Democratic |
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New York is holding an election for governor and lieutenant governor on November 3, 2026.
New York holds separate gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial primaries, but the nominees run together on a single ticket in the general election.
To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
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Governor
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Governor of New York
Incumbent Kathy Hochul, Antonio Delgado, and Elise Stefanik are running in the general election for Governor of New York on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Kathy Hochul (D) | |
 | Antonio Delgado (D) | |
 | Elise Stefanik (R) | |
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Lieutenant Governor
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in New York
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Polls
- See also: Ballotpedia's approach to covering polls
Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[1] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[2] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
Below we provide results for polls from a wide variety of sources, including media outlets, social media, campaigns, and aggregation websites, when available. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval. Know of something we're missing? Click here to let us know.
| Poll | Dates | Hochul (D) | Stefanik (R) | Someone else | Don't know/Refused | Sample size | Margin of error | Sponsor |
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Siena University NoteParticipants were asked: "If the 2026 general election for Governor was held today, would you vote for: Kathy Hochul (D), Elise Stefanik (R), Someone else, or Don't know/Refused?" | – | 52 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 802 RV | ± 4.0% | N/A |
| Note: LV is likely voters, RV is registered voters, and EV is eligible voters. | ||||||||
General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[3]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[4][5][6]
| Race ratings: New York gubernatorial election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| 11/18/2025 | 11/11/2025 | 11/4/2025 | 10/28/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Governor of New York
Incumbent Kathy Hochul defeated Lee Zeldin in the general election for Governor of New York on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Hochul (D / Working Families Party) | 53.1 | 3,140,415 |
 | Lee Zeldin (R / Conservative Party) | 46.7 | 2,762,581 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 9,290 | ||
| Total votes: 5,912,286 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jumaane Williams (Working Families Party)
- John Nistico (Constitutional Party)
- Larry Sharpe (L)
- Alex Zapesochny (Unite Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of New York
Incumbent Kathy Hochul defeated Jumaane Williams and Tom Suozzi in the Democratic primary for Governor of New York on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Hochul | 67.4 | 607,928 |
 | Jumaane Williams | 19.3 | 173,872 | |
 | Tom Suozzi | 13.0 | 116,972 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 3,730 | ||
| Total votes: 902,502 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Agha Muhammad Saleh (D)
- Nicolae Bunea (D)
- Letitia James (D)
- Paul Nichols (D)
- Vladimy Joseph (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of New York
Lee Zeldin defeated Andrew Giuliani, Rob Astorino, and Harry Wilson in the Republican primary for Governor of New York on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lee Zeldin | 43.4 | 196,874 |
 | Andrew Giuliani | 22.8 | 103,267 | |
 | Rob Astorino | 18.6 | 84,464 | |
 | Harry Wilson | 14.7 | 66,736 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 2,261 | ||
| Total votes: 453,602 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Skiboky Stora (R)
- Derrick Gibson (R)
- Kris Lord (R)
- Kim Jarrett (R)
- Michael Carpinelli (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Lee Zeldin advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Governor of New York.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Jumaane Williams advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Governor of New York.
2018
General election
General election for Governor of New York
Incumbent Andrew Cuomo defeated Marcus Molinaro, Howie Hawkins, Larry Sharpe, and Stephanie Miner in the general election for Governor of New York on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Cuomo (D / Working Families Party / Independence Party / Women's Equality Party) | 59.6 | 3,635,340 |
 | Marcus Molinaro (R / Conservative Party / Tax Revolt Party) | 36.2 | 2,207,602 | |
 | Howie Hawkins (G) | 1.7 | 103,946 | |
 | Larry Sharpe (L) | 1.6 | 95,033 | |
 | Stephanie Miner (Serve America Movement Party) | 0.9 | 55,441 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7,115 | ||
| Total votes: 6,104,477 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of New York
Incumbent Andrew Cuomo defeated Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic primary for Governor of New York on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Cuomo | 65.5 | 1,021,160 |
 | Cynthia Nixon | 34.5 | 537,192 | |
| Total votes: 1,558,352 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Waltman (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Marcus Molinaro advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of New York.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John DeFrancisco (R)
- Pankaj Shah (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Marcus Molinaro advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Governor of New York.
Green primary election
The Green primary election was canceled. Howie Hawkins advanced from the Green primary for Governor of New York.
Reform Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joel Giambra (Reform Party)
2014
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Andrew Cuomo/Kathy Hochul Incumbent |
54.3% | 2,069,480 | |
| Republican | Rob Astorino/Chris Moss | 40.3% | 1,536,879 | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins/Brian Jones | 4.8% | 184,419 | |
| Libertarian | Michael McDermott/Chris Edes | 0.4% | 16,967 | |
| Sapient | Steven Cohn/Bobby K. Kalotee | 0.1% | 4,963 | |
| Total Votes | 3,812,708 | |||
| Election results via New York State Board of Elections | ||||
See also
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External links
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- Governor of New York official website
- Lieutenant Governor of New York official website
Footnotes
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
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