2022 New York gubernatorial election

2022 New York gubernatorial election

The 2022 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York.

In August 2021, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul ascended to the governorship after Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment. A Democrat, Hochul sought a full term as governor in 2022 and defeated Jumaane Williams and Tom Suozzi in the June 28, 2022 Democratic primary. Antonio Delgado—who had been appointed lieutenant governor by Hochul earlier in 2022 to fill a vacancy—defeated Ana Maria Archila and Diana Reyna in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.

Lee Zeldin ran as the Republican nominee, having defeated Rob Astorino, Andrew Giuliani, and Harry Wilson in the Republican primary. Zeldin selected Alison Esposito, an NYPD officer, as his running mate. Esposito won unopposed in the primary for lieutenant governor, becoming the first openly gay major party nominee for statewide office in New York. This election was the first New York gubernatorial election in over 80 years not to feature any third-party candidates, although the Working Families Party endorsed Hochul and the Conservative Party endorsed Zeldin.

On Election Day, Hochul won a full term in office defeating Zeldin by a margin of 53.1%-46.7% and becoming the first woman to be elected governor of New York. This was New York's closest gubernatorial election since (/wiki/1994NewYorkgubernatorialelection).

Democratic primary

2022 New York gubernatorial election

In August 2021, after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation, then-Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she would run for governor in 2022. Hochul was sworn in as governor of New York on August 24, 2021. Hochul was elected to the position of lieutenant governor in 2014, and was re-elected in 2018; in both elections, she was Cuomo's running mate.

New York Attorney General Letitia James garnered attention for releasing a report on her office's investigation into alleged sexual harassment by Cuomo; the release of this report helped lead to Cuomo's resignation in August 2021. James announced her gubernatorial campaign in October 2021 and was considered a formidable challenger to Hochul.

On November 12, 2021, Newsday reported that Hochul had raised $10 million in campaign donations since taking office as governor. On November 16, 2021, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, described by CNN as "a progressive favorite from Brooklyn", announced his 2022 gubernatorial bid. Williams had run for lieutenant governor against Hochul in 2018, losing a close race. On November 29, 2021, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi of Long Island announced that he was running for governor. According to The New York Times, Suozzi was known as a "vocal centrist" and announced an intent to bill himself as a "'common-sense Democrat'". Suozzi was considered to have the potential to siphon votes away from Hochul.

In early December, James withdrew her gubernatorial candidacy and chose to seek re-election as attorney general instead. James' withdrawal from the race was seen as a positive development for Hochul, as James had been considered the second-strongest candidate in the race. The exit of James boosted the campaign of Williams, who became the only major candidate from New York City and the clear choice for the left wing of the Democratic Party.

On February 17, 2022, at the New York State Democratic Convention, Hochul was selected as the preferred Democratic candidate for governor of New York in 2022. At the convention, Hochul received 85.6% of the weighted vote, while Williams received 12.5%. Neither Williams nor Suozzi received sufficient support to obtain automatic ballot access and force a primary election; however, both candidates later gathered sufficient signatures to qualify for the Democratic primary ballot.

On June 28, 2022, Hochul won the Democratic gubernatorial primary with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Williams (19.4%) and Suozzi (13.0%).

Nominee

• Kathy Hochul, incumbent governor of New York (2021–present) (running with Antonio Delgado)

Eliminated in primary

• Tom Suozzi, U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district (2017–2023) and candidate in (/wiki/2006NewYorkgubernatorialelection) (running with Diana Reyna) • Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate (2019–present); candidate for lieutenant governor in (/wiki/2018NewYorkgubernatorialelection) (running with Ana María Archila)

Disqualified

• Paul Nichols, lawyer and legislative staffer (running with David Englert)

Withdrew

• Andrew Cuomo, former governor of New York (2011–2021) • Letitia James, Attorney General of New York (2019–present) (running for re-election)

Declined

• Charles Barron, New York City Councilmember from the 42nd district (2002–2013, 2021–present); state assembly member from the 60th District (2015–present) • Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City (2014–2021); candidate for president of the United States in (/wiki/2020UnitedStatespresidentialelection) • Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller (2007–present) (running for re-election) • Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. senator from New York (2009–present); candidate for president of the United States in (/wiki/2020UnitedStatespresidentialelection) (endorsed Hochul) • Svante Myrick, mayor of Ithaca (2012–2022) • Cynthia Nixon, actress, activist and candidate for governor of New York in (/wiki/2018NewYorkgubernatorialelection) • Christine Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council (2006–2013) • Jessica Ramos, state senator from the 13th district (2019–present) • Kathleen Rice, U.S. representative for NY-04 (2015–present) (endorsed Hochul) • Al Sharpton, civil rights activist • Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Majority Leader of the New York State Senate (2019–present); state senator from the 35th district (2007–present) (endorsed Hochul) (running for reelection)

Debates

Date	Host	Location	Moderator	Link	Participants
Kathy Hochul	Tom Suozzi	Jumaane Williams
June 7, 2022	CBS New York WCBS Newsradio 880	New York, New York	Maurice DuBois Marcia Kramer		P	P	P
June 20, 2022	NBC New York Telemundo 47	New York, New York	David Ushery		P	P	P

Polling

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Kathy Hochul	Tom Suozzi	Jumaane Williams	Other	Margin
Real Clear Politics	June 6–20, 2022	June 22, 2022	58.5%	18.0%	14.5%	9.0%	Hochul +40.5

Results

Results by county   Hochul

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Hochul (incumbent)	607,928	67.64%
	Democratic	Jumaane Williams	173,872	19.35%
	Democratic	Tom Suozzi	116,972	13.01%
Total votes	898,772	100.0%

Lieutenant governor

On April 12, 2022, incumbent lieutenant governor Brian Benjamin resigned from office after being arrested for campaign finance violations. On May 3, 2022, Hochul announced her intent to appoint Representative Antonio Delgado to the position of lieutenant governor. He was sworn in on May 25. Delgado ran for lieutenant governor in the June 2022 primary, winning by a large margin.

Nominee

• Antonio Delgado, lieutenant governor (2022–present), former U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district (2019–2022)

Eliminated in primary

• Ana Maria Archila, Center for Popular Democracy transition advisor and former co-executive director, co-founder of Make the Road New York • Diana Reyna, deputy borough president of Brooklyn (2014–2018), New York City Councilor from the 34th district (2001–2013)

Disqualified

• David Englert, mayor of Sodus

Withdrawn

• Brian Benjamin, lieutenant governor of New York (2021–2022), state senator from the 30th district (2017–2021); candidate for New York City Comptroller in (/wiki/2021NewYorkCityComptrollerelection)

Declined

• Svante Myrick, mayor of Ithaca (2012–2022)

Results

Results by county   Delgado

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Antonio Delgado (incumbent)	522,069	60.93%
	Democratic	Ana Maria Archila	213,210	24.88%
	Democratic	Diana Reyna	121,589	14.19%
Total votes	856,868	100.0%

Republican primary

2022 New York gubernatorial election

In June 2020, Lewis County sheriff Mike Carpinelli became the first Republican to enter the race. He was the only announced challenger until Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin announced his own campaign in April 2021. By the end of April, Zeldin had announced that the Republican Party chairs of Erie County and Niagara County had endorsed his campaign, giving him the necessary 50% of state committee support to gain the Republican nomination. Trump administration official Andrew Giuliani and (/wiki/2014NewYorkgubernatorialelection) New York gubernatorial nominee Rob Astorino made campaign announcements the following month. Contractor and podcast host Derrick Gibson also entered the race.

In June 2021, Zeldin was named the presumed nominee of the New York's Republican Party by state chairman Nick Langworthy after he earned 85 percent of a straw poll vote of county leaders, and was also called the presumptive nominee of the Conservative Party by Conservative state chairman Gerard Kassar. As of February 2022, Zeldin had received the endorsements of 59 of New York's 62 county Republican committees.

In February 2022, shortly before the Republican convention, businessman Harry Wilson announced his candidacy for governor of New York. Wilson stated that he intended to invest $12 million of his own money in the race.

At the Republican convention in Nassau County, Zeldin received 85 percent support from the party's voting committee members, with Astorino and Wilson each receiving 7 percent of the vote and Giuliani receiving less than one percent.

On June 28, 2022, the primary election was held. Zeldin prevailed, receiving the most votes in 48 of New York's 62 counties and earning 76% of the vote in his native Suffolk County. Zeldin received 43.6% of the vote, defeating Giuliani (22.9%), Astorino (18.7%), and Wilson (14.8%).

Nominee

• Lee Zeldin, U.S. representative for NY-01 (2015–2023) (running with Alison Esposito)

Eliminated in primary

• Rob Astorino, Westchester County executive (2010–2017) and nominee for governor in (/wiki/2014NewYorkgubernatorialelection) • Andrew Giuliani, former special assistant to the president, Newsmax TV contributor, and son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani • Harry Wilson, businessman and nominee for comptroller in (/wiki/2010NewYorkStateComptrollerelection)

Withdrawn

• Mike Carpinelli, Lewis County sheriff (endorsed Giuliani)

Declined

• John Catsimatidis, businessman, owner of WABC radio and Gristedes Foods, and (/wiki/2013NewYorkCitymayoralelection) candidate for mayor of New York City • Joel Giambra, Erie County executive (2000–2007) (seeking New York State Senate seat) • John Katko, U.S. representative for NY-24 (2015–2023) (endorsed Zeldin) • Marc Molinaro, Dutchess County executive (2012–present), state assembly member from the 103rd District (2007–2011), and gubernatorial nominee in (/wiki/2018NewYorkgubernatorialelection) (endorsed Zeldin) (running for U.S. House) • George Pataki, governor of New York (1995–2006) • Tom Reed, U.S. representative for NY-23 (2010–2022)

Debates

Date	Host	Location	Moderator	Link	Participants
Lee Zeldin	Andrew Giuliani	Rob Astorino	Harry Wilson
June 13, 2022	CBS New York	New York, New York	Maurice DuBois Marcia Kramer	Video	P	P	P	P
June 20, 2022	NY1	New York, New York	Susan Arbetter Errol Louis	Video	P	P	P	P
June 21, 2022	Newsmax	Rochester, New York	Eric Bolling	Video	P	P	P	P

Polling

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Lee Zeldin	Andrew Giuliani	Rob Astorino	Harry Wilson	Other	Margin
Real Clear Politics	June 6–20, 2022	June 22, 2022	32.5%	20.0%	15.5%	16.5%	24.3%	Zeldin +12.5

<table><thead><tr><th>Poll source</th><th>Date(s) administered</th><th>Sample size</th><th>Margin of error</th><th>Rob Astorino</th><th>Michael Carpinelli</th><th>Derrick Gibson</th><th>Andrew Giuliani</th><th>Harry Wilson</th><th>Lee Zeldin</th><th>Other</th><th>Undecided</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies</td><td>June 20–22, 2022</td><td>400 (LV)</td><td>± 5.0%</td><td>16%</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>28%</td><td>14%</td><td>35%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>SurveyUSA</td><td>June 15–20, 2022</td><td>538 (LV)</td><td>± 5.4%</td><td>8%</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>23%</td><td>13%</td><td>25%</td><td>–</td><td>31%</td></tr><tr><td>McLaughlin & Associates (R)</td><td>June 16–19, 2022</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>17%</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>17%</td><td>16%</td><td>38%</td><td>–</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>June 9–10, 2022</td><td>500 (LV)</td><td>± 4.3%</td><td>16%</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>13%</td><td>15%</td><td>34%</td><td>–</td><td>22%</td></tr><tr><td>McLaughlin & Associates (R)</td><td>May 24–25, 2022</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>17%</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>18%</td><td>13%</td><td>41%</td><td>–</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies</td><td>May 18–20, 2022</td><td>408 (LV)</td><td>± 5.0%</td><td>17%</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>35%</td><td>12%</td><td>25%</td><td>–</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>May 4, 2022</td><td>Gibson does not qualify for primary ballot</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>May 1–3, 2022</td><td>192 (LV)</td><td>± 7.0%</td><td>16%</td><td>3%</td><td>1%</td><td>18%</td><td>8%</td><td>26%</td><td>10%</td><td>19%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>April 22, 2022</td><td>Carpinelli withdraws from the race</td></tr><tr><td>McLaughlin & Associates (R)</td><td>April 11–12, 2022</td><td>400 (LV)</td><td>± 4.9%</td><td>17%</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>15%</td><td>7%</td><td>47%</td><td>–</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies</td><td>April 10, 2022</td><td>267 (LV)</td><td>± 6.1%</td><td>15%</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>29%</td><td>11%</td><td>28%</td><td>–</td><td>17%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>March 9–10, 2022</td><td>225 (LV)</td><td>± 6.5%</td><td>11%</td><td>5%</td><td>3%</td><td>17%</td><td>6%</td><td>27%</td><td>8%</td><td>23%</td></tr><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies</td><td>March 3, 2022</td><td>266 (LV)</td><td>± 6.1%</td><td>21%</td><td>9%</td><td>–</td><td>31%</td><td>5%</td><td>23%</td><td>–</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>Zogby Analytics</td><td>January 21–24, 2022</td><td>243 (LV)</td><td>± 6.3%</td><td>12%</td><td>8%</td><td>7%</td><td>18%</td><td>–</td><td>16%</td><td>5%</td><td>33%</td></tr><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies</td><td>January 20–21, 2022</td><td>251 (LV)</td><td>± 6.3%</td><td>13%</td><td>4%</td><td>5%</td><td>26%</td><td>2%</td><td>28%</td><td>2%</td><td>21%</td></tr><tr><td>Poll source</td><td>Date(s) administered</td><td>Sample size</td><td>Margin of error</td><td>Rob Astorino</td><td>Andrew Giuliani</td><td>Harry Wilson</td><td>Lee Zeldin</td><td>Undecided</td></tr><tr><td>McLaughlin & Associates (R)</td><td>April 11–12, 2022</td><td>400 (LV)</td><td>± 4.9%</td><td>20%</td><td>–</td><td>9%</td><td>53%</td><td>18%</td></tr><tr><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>13%</td><td>64%</td><td>24%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

Results by county   Zeldin   Giuliani   Astorino   Wilson

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin	196,874	43.62%
	Republican	Andrew Giuliani	103,267	22.88%
	Republican	Rob Astorino	84,464	18.71%
	Republican	Harry Wilson	66,736	14.79%
Total votes	451,341	100.0%

Lieutenant governor

Zeldin selected Alison Esposito, an NYPD officer, as his running mate, and she won unopposed in the primary. Esposito is the first openly gay major party nominee for statewide office in New York.

Nominee

• Alison Esposito, former NYPD Deputy Inspector and commanding officer of Brooklyn's 70th Precinct

Conservative primary

2022 New York gubernatorial election

At the 2022 Conservative Party convention, the party endorsed Congressman Lee Zeldin for governor and NYPD deputy inspector Alison Esposito for lieutenant governor.

Designee

• Lee Zeldin, U.S. representative for NY-01 (2015–present), state senator from the 3rd district (2011–2014)

• Alison Esposito, former New York City Police Department Deputy Inspector

Working Families primary

2022 New York gubernatorial election

On February 8, 2022, the Working Families Party endorsed New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams for the governorship. On February 28, 2022, the party announced that its preferred candidate for lieutenant governor was activist Ana Maria Archila.

Following Hochul and Delgado's respective wins in the Democratic gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial primary, the party filed to put the two Democratic nominees on the Working Families ballot line.

Designee

• Kathy Hochul, incumbent governor (2021–present)

Withdrawn

• Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate (2019–present); candidate for lieutenant governor of New York in (/wiki/2018NewYorkgubernatorialelection)

Designee

• Antonio Delgado, lieutenant governor (2022–present), former U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district (2019–2022)

Withdrawn

• Ana Maria Archila, executive director of Center for Popular Democracy and co-founder of Make the Road New York

Other parties

2022 New York gubernatorial election

In an unprecedented decision, the New York State Board of Elections rejected all petitions for non-qualified party ballot access in July 2022. Among the parties who submitted rejected petitions:

Libertarian Party

On February 16, 2022, Larry Sharpe, the Libertarian Party's candidate for governor of New York in (/wiki/2018NewYorkgubernatorialelection), officially announced his campaign to run for governor of New York on Kennedy. He received his party's nomination at the convention in Albany on February 19, 2022. In July 2022, the New York State Board of Elections disqualified Sharpe for not meeting the qualifications for ballot access.

Disqualified

• Larry Sharpe, activist, businessman and Libertarian nominee for governor in (/wiki/2018NewYorkgubernatorialelection); ran as a write-in candidate

• Andrew Hollister, Libertarian nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018

Green Party

On April 25, 2022, Howie Hawkins, who had run for numerous elected offices including Governor of New York, launched his campaign. In July 2022, the New York State Board of Elections disqualified Hawkins for not meeting the qualifications for ballot access.

Disqualified

• Howie Hawkins, party co-founder and Green/Socialist nominee for president of the United States in (/wiki/2020UnitedStatespresidentialelection); ran as a write-in candidate

Additional parties

• Freedom Party – a petition was filed with the New York State Board of Elections with Skiboky Stora, a 2021 candidate for mayor of New York City, running for governor. On June 27, 2022, Stora's petition was ruled invalid at the New York State Board of Elections Commissioners' meeting. In July 2022, the Board of Elections rejected the party's petitions for ballot access. • Independence Party of New York – a petition was filed with the New York State Board of Elections, with the Republican slate seeking to restore the Independence Party line. The party had lost ballot status in 2020. On July 14, 2022, the Board of Elections denied the petitions submitted by the Zeldin campaign, due to contested signatures. • New Visions Party – a petition was filed with the New York State Board of Elections, with Carol Seidelman running for governor and Benjamin Azah running for lieutenant governor. In July 2022, the Board of Elections rejected the party's petitions for ballot access. • Parent Party – a petition was filed with the New York State Board of Elections, with the Republican slate seeking to create the Parent Party line. The Parent Party endorsed Lee Zeldin and the Republican slate in May 2022. In July 2022, the Board of Elections rejected the party's petitions for ballot access. • Unite Party – a petition was filed with the New York State Board of Elections, with Harry Wilson running for governor and John Bullis running for lieutenant governor. In July 2022, the Board of Elections rejected the party's petitions for ballot access.

General election

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>FiveThirtyEight</td><td>Solid D</td><td>August 26, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>RealClearPolitics</td><td>Tossup</td><td>October 15, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Likely D</td><td>October 19, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Likely D</td><td>October 28, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Fox News</td><td>Lean D</td><td>November 1, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Likely D</td><td>November 3, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Politico</td><td>Lean D</td><td>November 4, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Elections Daily</td><td>Safe D</td><td>November 7, 2022</td></tr></tbody></table>

Debate

No.	Date	Host	Location	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Lee Zeldin	Kathy Hochul
1	Oct. 25, 2022	Spectrum News	Pace University Manhattan, New York	Errol Louis Susan Arbetter		P	P

Polling

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Kathy Hochul (D)	Lee Zeldin (R)	Undecided	Margin
Real Clear Politics	October 26–31, 2022	November 8, 2022	52.0%	45.0%	3.0%	Hochul +7.0
FiveThirtyEight	October 20 – November 8, 2022	November 8, 2022	51.7%	43.9%	4.4%	Hochul +7.8
Average	51.8%	44.5%	3.7%	Hochul +7.4

<table><thead><tr><th>Poll source</th><th>Date(s) administered</th><th>Sample size</th><th>Margin of error</th><th>Kathy Hochul (D)</th><th>Lee Zeldin (R)</th><th>Other</th><th>Undecided</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Research Co.</td><td>November 4–6, 2022</td><td>450 (LV)</td><td>± 4.6%</td><td>49%</td><td>41%</td><td>–</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>ActiVote (D)</td><td>August 8 – November 6, 2022</td><td>260 (LV)</td><td>± 6.0%</td><td>55%</td><td>45%</td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Patriot Polling</td><td>October 31 – November 3, 2022</td><td>826 (RV)</td><td>–</td><td>49%</td><td>44%</td><td>–</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>October 28–31, 2022</td><td>1,000 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>52%</td><td>44%</td><td>1%</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>54%</td><td>45%</td><td>2%</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>The Trafalgar Group (R)</td><td>October 27–31, 2022</td><td>1,198 (LV)</td><td>± 2.9%</td><td>48%</td><td>48%</td><td>–</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>KAConsulting (R)</td><td>October 27–29, 2022</td><td>501 (LV)</td><td>± 4.4%</td><td>46%</td><td>45%</td><td>3%</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>Data for Progress (D)</td><td>October 26–28, 2022</td><td>818 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>54%</td><td>42%</td><td>–</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>Slingshot Strategies (D)</td><td>October 25–26, 2022</td><td>1,000 (LV)</td><td>± 3.1%</td><td>48%</td><td>42%</td><td>–</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>Civiqs</td><td>October 22–25, 2022</td><td>593 (LV)</td><td>± 5.0%</td><td>54%</td><td>43%</td><td>2%</td><td>2%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>October 20–24, 2022</td><td>1,000 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>50%</td><td>44%</td><td>2%</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>52%</td><td>44%</td><td>4%</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Bold Decision</td><td>October 16–20, 2022</td><td>1,204 (LV)</td><td>± 2.8%</td><td>52%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>co/efficient (R)</td><td>October 18–19, 2022</td><td>1,056 (LV)</td><td>± 3.3%</td><td>45%</td><td>46%</td><td>–</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>SurveyUSA</td><td>October 14–18, 2022</td><td>702 (LV)</td><td>± 5.4%</td><td>47%</td><td>41%</td><td>4%</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Quinnipiac University</td><td>October 12–16, 2022</td><td>1,617 (LV)</td><td>± 2.4%</td><td>50%</td><td>46%</td><td>1%</td><td>2%</td></tr><tr><td>Siena College</td><td>October 12–14, 2022</td><td>707 (LV)</td><td>± 4.9%</td><td>52%</td><td>41%</td><td>1%</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>Marist College</td><td>October 3–6, 2022</td><td>900 (LV)</td><td>± 4.4%</td><td>52%</td><td>44%</td><td>1%</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>1,117 (RV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>51%</td><td>41%</td><td>1%</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>The Trafalgar Group (R)</td><td>September 30 – October 3, 2022</td><td>1,087 (LV)</td><td>± 2.9%</td><td>45%</td><td>43%</td><td>3%</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>Siena College</td><td>September 16–25, 2022</td><td>655 (LV)</td><td>± 3.9%</td><td>54%</td><td>37%</td><td>2%</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Data for Progress (D)</td><td>September 9–13, 2022</td><td>931 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>52%</td><td>39%</td><td>–</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>Public Policy Polling (D)</td><td>September 8–9, 2022</td><td>510 (LV)</td><td>–</td><td>54%</td><td>39%</td><td>–</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>co/efficient (R)</td><td>September 5–7, 2022</td><td>1,194 (LV)</td><td>± 3.3%</td><td>49%</td><td>43%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>September 4–6, 2022</td><td>1,000 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>50%</td><td>35%</td><td>6%</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>The Trafalgar Group/InsiderAdvantage (R)</td><td>August 31 – September 1, 2022</td><td>1,091 (LV)</td><td>± 2.9%</td><td>48%</td><td>43%</td><td>2%</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>SurveyUSA</td><td>August 17–21, 2022</td><td>715 (LV)</td><td>± 4.6%</td><td>55%</td><td>31%</td><td>–</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>July 26–28, 2022</td><td>1,000 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>51%</td><td>35%</td><td>7%</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Siena College</td><td>July 24–28, 2022</td><td>806 (LV)</td><td>± 3.5%</td><td>53%</td><td>39%</td><td>0%</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>July 7, 2022</td><td>Sharpe is disqualified from the ballot</td></tr><tr><td>SurveyUSA</td><td>June 15–20, 2022</td><td>2,152 (LV)</td><td>± 2.8%</td><td>52%</td><td>28%</td><td>–</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies</td><td>May 18–20, 2022</td><td>1,007 (LV)</td><td>± 3.2%</td><td>52%</td><td>32%</td><td>6%</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>54%</td><td>36%</td><td>–</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies</td><td>April 10, 2022</td><td>1,001 (LV)</td><td>± 3.2%</td><td>49%</td><td>34%</td><td>3%</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>Data for Progress (D)</td><td>March 30 – April 4, 2022</td><td>947 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>51%</td><td>36%</td><td>–</td><td>13%</td></tr><tr><td>McLaughlin & Associates (R)</td><td>March 9–11, 2022</td><td>800 (LV)</td><td>± 3.4%</td><td>44%</td><td>46%</td><td>–</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies</td><td>March 3, 2022</td><td>1,003 (LV)</td><td>± 3.2%</td><td>47%</td><td>33%</td><td>6%</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>50%</td><td>35%</td><td>–</td><td>15%</td></tr><tr><td>Zogby Analytics</td><td>January 21–24, 2022</td><td>869 (LV)</td><td>± 3.3%</td><td>44%</td><td>27%</td><td>6%</td><td>23%</td></tr><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies</td><td>January 20–21, 2022</td><td>1,000 (LV)</td><td>± 3.2%</td><td>50%</td><td>29%</td><td>6%</td><td>15%</td></tr><tr><td>51%</td><td>33%</td><td>–</td><td>16%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic		2,879,092	48.70%	−7.39%
	Working Families		261,323	4.42%	+2.54%
	Total		3,140,415	53.12%	−6.43%
	Republican		2,449,394	41.43%	+9.87%
	Conservative		313,187	5.30%	+1.14%
	Total		2,762,581	46.73%	+10.57%
	Write-in	9,290	0.16%	+0.04%
Total votes	5,912,286	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

New York City results

2022 gubernatorial election in New York City	Manhattan	The Bronx	Brooklyn	Queens	Staten Island	Total
	Democratic- Working Families	Kathy Hochul	372,149	155,564	402,114	277,280	47,135	1,254,242	69.8%
82.3%	77.6%	71.1%	63.4%	33.4%
	Republican- Conservative	Lee Zeldin	80,159	44,948	163,430	160,279	93,818	542,634	30.2%
17.7%	22.4%	28.9%	36.6%	66.6%

By New York City council district

2022 New York gubernatorial election New York City Council map

Hochul won 42 of 51 city council districts, while Zeldin won 9 of 51 city council districts, including three held by Democrats.

District	Hochul	Zeldin	City-Council member
1st	76.7%	23.2%	Christopher Marte
2nd	83.0%	16.8%	Carlina Rivera
3rd	84.0%	15.8%	Erik Bottcher
4th	73.1%	26.7%	Keith Powers
5th	77.2%	22.7%	Julie Menin
6th	85.1%	14.8%	Gale Brewer
7th	88.6%	11.2%	Shaun Abreu
8th	84.8%	15.1%	Diana Ayala
9th	92.9%	6.9%	Kristin Richardson Jordan
10th	82.2%	17.7%	Carmen De La Rosa
11th	74.4%	25.5%	Eric Dinowitz
12th	90.3%	9.7%	Kevin Riley
13th	53.1%	46.9%	Marjorie Velázquez
14th	78.3%	21.7%	Pierina Sanchez
15th	80.7%	19.2%	Oswald Feliz
16th	84.8%	15.2%	Althea Stevens
17th	83.1%	16.8%	Rafael Salamanca
18th	86.7%	12.6%	Amanda Farías
19th	43.0%	57.0%	Vickie Paladino
20th	50.1%	49.9%	Sandra Ung
21st	70.1%	29.9%	Francisco Moya
22nd	70.9%	29.0%	Tiffany Cabán
23rd	59.4%	40.6%	Linda Lee
24th	56.0%	44.0%	James F. Gennaro
25th	66.6%	33.3%	Shekar Krishnan
26th	75.9%	24.0%	Julie Won
27th	91.2%	8.8%	Nantasha Williams
28th	81.7%	18.3%	Adrienne Adams
29th	60.3%	39.6%	Lynn Schulman
30th	42.0%	58.0%	Robert Holden
31st	82.2%	17.8%	Selvena Brooks-Powers
32nd	41.6%	58.4%	Joann Ariola
33rd	74.3%	25.6%	Lincoln Restler
34th	84.8%	15.2%	Jennifer Gutiérrez
35th	90.0%	9.9%	Crystal Hudson
36th	94.2%	5.6%	Chi Ossé
37th	84.9%	15.1%	Sandy Nurse
38th	69.8%	30.1%	Alexa Avilés
39th	83.0%	16.9%	Shahana Hanif
40th	91.0%	8.9%	Rita Joseph
41st	92.1%	7.9%	Darlene Mealy
42nd	91.7%	8.3%	Charles Barron
43rd	47.5%	52.4%	Justin Brannan
44th	15.2%	84.8%	Kalman Yeger
45th	76.2%	23.8%	Farah Louis
46th	65.3%	34.7%	Mercedes Narcisse
47th	36.7%	63.3%	Ari Kagan
48th	26.7%	73.2%	Inna Vernikov
49th	58.9%	41.1%	Kamillah Hanks
50th	29.7%	70.3%	Steven Matteo
51st	19.3%	80.6%	Joe Borelli

By congressional district

Hochul won 14 of 26 congressional districts, with the remaining 12 going to Zeldin, including one that elected a Democrat.

<table><thead><tr><th>District</th><th>Hochul</th><th>Zeldin</th><th>Representative</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>43%</td><td>57%</td><td>Lee Zeldin (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>Nick LaLota (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>39%</td><td>61%</td><td>Andrew Garbarino</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>44%</td><td>56%</td><td>Tom Suozzi (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>George Santos (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td>47%</td><td>53%</td><td>Kathleen Rice (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>Anthony D'Esposito (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>5th</td><td>73%</td><td>27%</td><td>Gregory Meeks</td></tr><tr><td>6th</td><td>55%</td><td>45%</td><td>Grace Meng</td></tr><tr><td>7th</td><td>76%</td><td>24%</td><td>Nydia Velázquez</td></tr><tr><td>8th</td><td>69%</td><td>30%</td><td>Hakeem Jeffries</td></tr><tr><td>9th</td><td>68%</td><td>32%</td><td>Yvette Clarke</td></tr><tr><td>10th</td><td>81%</td><td>19%</td><td>Jerry Nadler (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>Dan Goldman (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>11th</td><td>36%</td><td>64%</td><td>Nicole Malliotakis</td></tr><tr><td>12th</td><td>80%</td><td>20%</td><td>Carolyn Maloney (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>Jerry Nadler (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>13th</td><td>86%</td><td>14%</td><td>Adriano Espaillat</td></tr><tr><td>14th</td><td>70%</td><td>30%</td><td>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</td></tr><tr><td>15th</td><td>80%</td><td>20%</td><td>Ritchie Torres</td></tr><tr><td>16th</td><td>64%</td><td>36%</td><td>Jamaal Bowman</td></tr><tr><td>17th</td><td>48%</td><td>52%</td><td>Mondaire Jones (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>Mike Lawler (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>18th</td><td>49%</td><td>51%</td><td>Sean Patrick Maloney (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>Pat Ryan (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>19th</td><td>47%</td><td>53%</td><td>Pat Ryan (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>Marc Molinaro (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>20th</td><td>53%</td><td>47%</td><td>Paul Tonko</td></tr><tr><td>21st</td><td>36%</td><td>64%</td><td>Elise Stefanik</td></tr><tr><td>22nd</td><td>47%</td><td>53%</td><td>Claudia Tenney (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>Brandon Williams (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>23rd</td><td>36%</td><td>64%</td><td>Joe Sempolinski (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>Nick Langworthy (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>24th</td><td>34%</td><td>66%</td><td>John Katko (117th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>Claudia Tenney (118th Congress)</td></tr><tr><td>25th</td><td>53%</td><td>47%</td><td>Joe Morelle</td></tr><tr><td>26th</td><td>57%</td><td>43%</td><td>Brian Higgins</td></tr></tbody></table>

Analysis

2022 New York gubernatorial election

In 2022, New York was a solidly Democratic state where Republicans had not won a statewide election since the (/wiki/2002NewYorkgubernatorialelection) election for governor of New York. The main focus of the election was crime. Zeldin accused Hochul of being weak on crime, promising to declare a statewide crime emergency and to repeal cashless bail, while Hochul attacked him for his ties to former president Donald Trump and to the anti-abortion movement.

In October, the Associated Press stated that Zeldin's focus on crime was persuasive and was making the race closer; however, Hochul was still favored to prevail. Hochul's campaign ramped up in the final weeks in an effort to prevent an upset loss. She pivoted her messaging to focus more on crime. She also reached out to the Working Families Party and campaigned with Democrats such as Hillary Clinton.

On Election Day, Hochul won a full term in office, defeating Zeldin by a margin of 53.1%–46.7% and becoming the first woman elected to the state's governorship. The election was New York's closest gubernatorial election since 1994, and the closest Democratic win since 1982. Hochul was criticized for prevailing "by single digits and only after some of the biggest names in the Democratic Party traveled to New York in the election's final days to help her". Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blamed Hochul's lack of coattails for Democrats' poor showing in U.S. House races in New York in 2022 and, by extension, for contributing to the Democrats' loss of control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Specifically, Pelosi said that Hochul "'didn't realize soon enough where the trouble was'". Hochul disagreed with this criticism, stating that "'no governor in the history of the state of New York has worked harder to elect members of Congress'" than she had.

Despite his loss, Zeldin's performance helped Republicans to flip four congressional seats in New York, contributing to the GOP's majority in the House of Representatives. Due to his overperformance, Zeldin was considered to be a potential challenger to Ronna McDaniel as chair of the Republican National Committee; however, he later declined to challenge McDaniel.

This election was the first New York gubernatorial election in over 80 years not to feature any third-party candidates, although the Working Families Party endorsed Hochul and the Conservative Party endorsed Zeldin.

Hochul won the city of New York with 69.8% to 30.2%, the latter being the highest vote percentage for a Republican since 2002. Zeldin carried voters outside New York City by a 54.1–45.9% margin and carried Upstate New York by a 54.6%–45.4% margin. Zeldin received the most votes for a Republican since 1970. Exit polls from Fox News Voter Analysis showed that Zeldin won White voters (54%–46%), while Hochul won African Americans (82%–17%), Latinos (64%–35%) (including Puerto Rican Americans (66%–33%)), and other minorities (58%–41%).