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2022 New York Gubernatorial Election

New York · 2 candidates · See every 2022 Governor race

Who won the 2022 New York Gubernatorial Election?

Kathy Hochul won the 2022 New York Gubernatorial Election. Kathy Hochul received 3,140,415 popular votes (53.12%). The main challenger was Lee Zeldin (46.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Hochul and Zeldin

Hochul +6.4 pts · won by 377,834 votes
Kathy HochulDemocraticWINNER53.12%
3,140,415 votes
Lee ZeldinRepublican46.73%
2,762,581 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.