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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]
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.
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.
Hochul won a full term in office, defeating Republican nominee Lee Zeldin in the closest New York gubernatorial election since 1994 and the closest Democratic victory since 1982. [ 116 ] [ 117 ] [ 118 ] Hochul's election marked the first time a woman was 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 ...
Zeldin said he has no interest in facing off against the incumbent Democrat next month for a single debate unless she agrees to more verbal sparring matches ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.
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. [74] On July 21, 2022, Zeldin was attacked at a campaign event in Perinton, New York.
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