The 2026 New York governor race: Kathy Hochul vs. Bruce Blakeman

Active · last development Sep 23, 2026: “Hochul holds steady lead in governor's race, Blakeman gaining favor”

What this arc covers

Gov. Kathy Hochul's campaign for a second full term: the primary challenge from Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, Rep. Elise Stefanik's entry and exit from the Republican race, Trump's endorsement of Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Hochul's choice of Adrienne Adams as running mate and Zohran Mamdani's endorsement of her, Trump's rally for Blakeman on Long Island, and the polls of the race.

Photo from amNewYork, with Hochul holds steady lead in governor's race, Blakeman gaining favor (Sep 23, 2026), the story with the most independent sources this week.

Earliest story we hold Jun 2, 2025 · 11 stories · 40 independent sources (counted once each) · 478 days

Part ofNew YorkKathy HochulElise StefanikDonald TrumpNassau CountyNew York CityEric AdamsZohran Mamdani

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Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 232026Hochul holds steady lead in governor's race, Blakeman gaining favor9 articles · 9 independent sources
1 left, 5 center, 1 right
Aug 12– 142026Hochul leads Blakeman 49-39% in New York governor race: Siena Poll9 articles · 8 independent sources
0 left, 5 center, 3 right
Aug 10– 142026Trump on Long Island to back Blakeman in heated New York governor's race13 articles · 8 independent sources
3 left, 4 center, 1 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Nov 7, 2025Rep. Elise Stefanik announces run for New York governor28 articles · 22 independent sources
  2. Dec 9, 2025Republican Bruce Blakeman announces run for New York governor14 articles · 11 independent sources
  3. Dec 19 – 20, 2025Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to House37 articles · 25 independent sources
  4. Dec 20 – 21, 2025Trump endorses Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman for NY governor14 articles · 14 independent sources
  5. Aug 10 – 14, 2026Trump on Long Island to back Blakeman in heated New York governor's race13 articles · 8 independent sources
    1. Aug 10, 2026Trump will tour Nassau’s ‘state of the art’ police facilities with NY GOP governor hopeful Blakeman
    2. Aug 13, 2026Only center coverage:Long Island prepares for President Trump visit: What to know

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jun 2, 20251318
Jul 21, 20251327
Nov 3, 202548527
Dec 8, 202516214
Dec 15, 2025711750
Feb 2, 202624112
Aug 10, 202639322
Sep 21, 20261519

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

23% left · 55% center · 22% right of 40 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 11 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. June 2025

    Jun 2New York Gov. Kathy Hochul gets a primary challenge from Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado8 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right

  2. July 2025

    Jul 23Mike Lawler to sit out New York governor7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right

  3. November 2025

    Nov 7Rep. Elise Stefanik announces run for New York governor28 articles · 22 independent sources
    4 left, 8 center, 5 right

  4. December 2025

    Dec 9Republican Bruce Blakeman announces run for New York governor14 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 2 right
  5. Dec 19– 20Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to House37 articles · 25 independent sources
    7 left, 9 center, 7 right
  6. Dec 20– 21Trump endorses Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman for NY governor14 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 3 right

  7. February 2026

    Feb 4Gov. Kathy Hochul taps former NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as running mate6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  8. Feb 5Mamdani endorses Hochul for reelection as New York governor6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right

  9. August 2026

    Aug 10– 14Trump on Long Island to back Blakeman in heated New York governor's race13 articles · 8 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 1 right
  10. Aug 12– 14Hochul leads Blakeman 49-39% in New York governor race: Siena Poll9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 3 right

  11. September 2026

    Sep 23Hochul holds steady lead in governor's race, Blakeman gaining favor9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 1 right