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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.
In her first victory at the top of the ticket, Kathy Hochul also became the first woman to be elected governor of New York.
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 ...
Kathy Hochul is looking to make history Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win an election for governor in New York. But first she has to get past Republican U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin. (Nov. 8)
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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.
Nine months after she stepped into the job of New York governor as a relative unknown, Democrat Kathy Hochul easily The post Hochul wins New York primary for governor; GOP picks Zeldin appeared ...