NEW YORK: HOCHUL WINS A SECOND FULL TERM
π΅ Gov. Kathy Hochul @KathyHochul: 3,565,942 (60.0%)
π΄ Bruce Blakeman @NassauExec: 2,364,582 (39.8%)
(AP, ~90% counted, unofficial)
π³οΈ TURNOUT: 5,942,942 votes counted so far vs 5,912,286 in 2022 β already +30,656, with ~10% still to count.
π Margin: Hochul won by ~20 points, up from 6.4 in 2022 vs Lee Zeldin.
π€ HOCHUL: "This is how we take back our country." (FOX 5 NY)
π€ BLAKEMAN, conceding: "You win some, you lose some." (FOX 5 NY)
π HUDSON VALLEY (county BOE, unofficial)
Rockland: Hochul 63,962 β Blakeman 55,726
Orange: Hochul 67,696 β Blakeman 56,084
βοΈ AG Letitia James @NewYorkStateAG won re-election over Saritha Komatireddy @sarithaforny (AP via NYT).
Did Blakeman ever have a shot? π