2026 New York gubernatorial election
The 2026 New York gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul took office on August 24, 2021, upon the resignation of Andrew Cuomo, and was elected to a full term at her own right in 2022 with 53.2% of the vote, the closest New York gubernatorial election since 1994 New York gubernatorial election. Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential
Andrew Cuomo, former governor (2011–2021)
Kathy Hochul, incumbent governor (2021–present)

Republican primary

Candidates

Publicly expressed interest
Lee Zeldin, former U.S. Representative from  (2015–2023) and nominee for governor in 2022

References

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