Overview
- The state Democratic Committee gave Gov. Kathy Hochul just over 85% of the weighted vote, while Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado received 14%, below the 25% needed for an automatic spot on the June primary ballot.
- Hochul named former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate, creating the state’s first major-party all-woman statewide ticket.
- Delgado is continuing his long-shot primary challenge and has selected India Walton as his lieutenant governor running mate.
- Key endorsements have consolidated around Hochul, including from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Attorney General Letitia James, and the 32BJ SEIU union.
- After briefly withdrawing support, the Brooklyn Democratic Party restored its endorsement of Hochul’s ticket, and a Siena poll shows her leading Republican Bruce Blakeman 54% to 28% and Delgado 64% to 11%.