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.
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abColtin, Jeff; Reisman, Nick; Ngo, Emily (November 20, 2023).
"A NY GOP without McCarthy's cash". Politico. Retrieved November 20, 2023. Andrew Cuomo seems to be polling — again — and is even testing his viability as a mayoral candidate. Screenshots of an online poll reviewed by Playbook show questions...testing him against Kirsten Gillibrand for U.S. Senate and against Kathy Hochul and Letitia James for governor.
