Almost 2 million New Yorkers cast their ballots in this year’s gubernatorial election, 218,453 more than in 2022. The increase in voters helped Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul safely secure another term, as she trounced Republican Bruce Blakeman in New York City, 76% to 24% with 97% of scanners counted.
Nationwide, Democrats rode an historic blue tsunami to control of the House and Senate. That lifted the party in New York City too, as many of its blue neighborhoods got bluer — and some of its red ones went blue too. Hochul gained votes in 92% of neighborhoods in the city compared with her 2022 effort.
In that election, Hochul beat Republican Lee Zeldin, 69% to 30% in New York City, but lost some 675,000 votes compared with Andrew Cuomo’s haul in 2018 — hemorrhaging voters in many neighborhoods…