New York state executive official elections, 2022

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2018
New York state executive official elections
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Election details
Filing deadline: April 7, 2022
Primary: June 28, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county
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Four state executive offices were up for election in New York in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Comptroller

Following the resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo on August 24, 2021, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) became the governor and Senate President Pro Tem Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) became the acting lieutenant governor. To read more about the events surrounding Cuomo's resignation, click here.

Governor

General election candidates

  • Kathy Hochul  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ✔
  • Lee Zeldin  (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

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Minor Party primary candidates

    Conservative Party

    This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

    Working Families Party

    This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

    Lieutenant Governor

    General election candidates


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    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

    This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


    Did not make the ballot:

    Minor Party primary candidates

      Conservative Party

      This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

      Working Families Party

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      Attorney General

      General election candidates

      • Letitia James  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ✔
      • Michael Henry  (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

      Did not make the ballot:

      Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

      This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


      Did not make the ballot:

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


      Did not make the ballot:

      Minor Party primary candidates

        Conservative Party

        This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

        Working Families Party

        This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

        Comptroller

        General election candidates


        Did not make the ballot:


        Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
        Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

        This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


        Did not make the ballot:

        Republican Party Republican primary candidates

        This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


        Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
        Minor Party primary candidates

          Conservative Party

          This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

          Working Families Party

          This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


          Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey


          Context of the 2022 elections

          Party control in New York

          New York Party Control: 1992-2025
          Nine years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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          Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
          Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
          Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D
          Assembly D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

          Voting information

          See also: Voting in New York

          Election information in New York: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

          What was the voter registration deadline?

          • In-person: Oct. 14, 2022
          • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 14, 2022
          • Online: Oct. 14, 2022

          Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

          No

          What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

          • In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
          • By mail: Received by Oct. 24, 2022
          • Online: Oct. 24, 2022

          What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

          • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
          • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

          Was early voting available to all voters?

          Yes

          What were the early voting start and end dates?

          Oct. 29, 2022 to Nov. 6, 2022

          Were all voters required to present ID at the polls?

          No

          When were polls open on Election Day?

          N/A


          Past elections

          2018

          The following elections took place in 2018:

          See also

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