Kathy Hocgul vs. Lee Zeldin: The New York Governor’s Race
Governor Kathy Hochul took office in August 2021, replacing now-former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned after leading state politics for a decade. Cuomo tendered his resignation after multiple sexual harassment claims against him — all denied by him — a dozen of which were corroborated by a prosecution investigation.
Hochul was first elected as New York’s lieutenant governor in 2014 as Cuomo’s running mate and won re-election alongside him in 2018.
He had achieved national attention after winning a special US House election in 2011 for New York’s 26th Congressional District, a seat that had been considered safe for Republicans holding the district. Before her arrival in Congress, she spent some 18 years in local state politics, including 14 years as a Hamburg Town Councilwoman, followed by nearly four years as Erie County Clerk.
On the other side of the race is Lee Zeldin—a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump—who announced in April 2021 that he would run for governor of New York “to save our state.”
In addition to his focus on crime, Zeldin has taken aim at the Hochul administration with the script of the Republican Party in general, emphasizing the problems of the economy and inflation.
Zeldin, elected to Congress in 2014 after spending four years in the state Senate, was a strong supporter of Trump during his presidency. He too echoed unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.
You can read the full profiles of the two candidates here.
The results of the congressional elections
According to Trends Wide projections:
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will win re-election in New York.
Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will win reelection in New York’s 14th congressional district.
New York also elects this 2022 senators and representatives for the House of Representatives, in addition to renewing the state Congress. New Yorkers were also called to vote on an amendment to the Environmental Bond Act to “address and combat the impact of climate change and damage to the environment,” among other initiatives.
See here the results of the Congress.
With information from Sofia Benavides of Trends Wide.
Kathy Hocgul vs. Lee Zeldin: The New York Governor’s Race
Governor Kathy Hochul took office in August 2021, replacing now-former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned after leading state politics for a decade. Cuomo tendered his resignation after multiple sexual harassment claims against him — all denied by him — a dozen of which were corroborated by a prosecution investigation.
Hochul was first elected as New York’s lieutenant governor in 2014 as Cuomo’s running mate and won re-election alongside him in 2018.
He had achieved national attention after winning a special US House election in 2011 for New York’s 26th Congressional District, a seat that had been considered safe for Republicans holding the district. Before her arrival in Congress, she spent some 18 years in local state politics, including 14 years as a Hamburg Town Councilwoman, followed by nearly four years as Erie County Clerk.
On the other side of the race is Lee Zeldin—a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump—who announced in April 2021 that he would run for governor of New York “to save our state.”
In addition to his focus on crime, Zeldin has taken aim at the Hochul administration with the script of the Republican Party in general, emphasizing the problems of the economy and inflation.
Zeldin, elected to Congress in 2014 after spending four years in the state Senate, was a strong supporter of Trump during his presidency. He too echoed unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.
You can read the full profiles of the two candidates here.
The results of the congressional elections
According to Trends Wide projections:
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will win re-election in New York.
Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will win reelection in New York’s 14th congressional district.
New York also elects this 2022 senators and representatives for the House of Representatives, in addition to renewing the state Congress. New Yorkers were also called to vote on an amendment to the Environmental Bond Act to “address and combat the impact of climate change and damage to the environment,” among other initiatives.
See here the results of the Congress.
With information from Sofia Benavides of Trends Wide.
