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Hochul won a full term in office, defeating Zeldin in the closest New York gubernatorial election since 1994 and the closest Democratic victory since 1982. Hochul's election marked the first time that a woman was elected to the state's governorship. [ 2 ]
Alison Esposito, a former NYPD employee, was Zeldin's running mate. [8] She was the first openly gay party nominee in state history. [9] Zeldin was endorsed by several Democrats. [10] [11] Zeldin would lose to Hochul by 6.4%, the best NY GOP gubernatorial performance since 2002, and the best NY GOP gubernatorial raw number since 1970.
Rep. Lee Zeldin and Gov. Kathy Hochul. Each day last week seemed to bring a new ray of sunny news for Zeldin, who trailed by more than 20 percentage points in some early polls of the race.
Hochul led 53 percent to 39 percent in the first public poll conducted since the June primaries and the first to survey likely general election voters.
Hochul countered Zeldin’s feisty attacks on crime by painting him as a close supporter of former President Donald Trump, one who failed to stand up for American democracy after the Jan. 6, 2021 ...
Zeldin faced Rob Astorino, Andrew Giuliani, and Harry Wilson in the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary [73] and was declared the winner on June 29, 2022. He faced incumbent governor Kathy Hochul in the November general election.
ALBANY — Gov. Hochul’s campaign is turning up the heat in a pair of new ads targeting her Republican challenger Rep. Lee Zeldin as polls show the race tightening ahead of the Nov. 8 general ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Rep. Lee Zeldin sparred over crime, abortion rights, economic development and more in the only debate of the governor's race. Five takeaways from Hochul-Zeldin debate for NY ...