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Who is running statewide in New York in 2026
- Governor / Lieutenant Governor
- Kathy Hochul / Adrienne Adams and Bruce Blakeman / Todd Hood
- State Comptroller
- Thomas P. DiNapoli and Joseph Hernandez
- Attorney General
- Letitia James and Saritha Komatireddy
Statewide races
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Vote for oneGovernor and lieutenant governor run as a ticket. Gov. Kathy Hochul is running for a second full term with former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams; Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado dropped out of the Democratic primary in February. In New York you can vote for a candidate on any party line they appear on, and it counts the same.
Kathy Hochul / Adrienne Adams
Compromised (best choice in this race) DemocratSigned a law in 2026 banning local police deals with ICE, including 287(g) agreements, and barring masked officers from dealing with the public. Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula gave $156,600 to her campaign and the state party in January 2026 after she steered state money to the team's new stadium, and she paused congestion pricing weeks before its 2024 start.
Sources: Governor's office, WAMC, Wikipedia
Bruce Blakeman / Todd Hood
Not good people RepublicanEndorsed by Donald Trump, whose inauguration he attended. As county executive he signed a ban on wearing masks in public, barred transgender athletes from county facilities, and made Nassau the first county to sign a cooperation agreement with ICE; he says he'll join a lawsuit against the state's new ICE law.
Sources: Fox News, Politico via Yahoo, PoliticsNY, Washington Examiner
State Comptroller
Vote for oneThe comptroller audits state agencies and runs the state pension fund. Tom DiNapoli won the first primary of his career in June with 65%.
Thomas P. DiNapoli
Compromised (best choice in this race) DemocratLawyers at firms that sue on behalf of pension funds gave his campaigns about $840,000 since 2008, mostly from eight firms his office hired to litigate for the state pension fund; his office calls any link baseless. Primary rivals also attacked the fund's stake in Palantir, whose software supports federal immigration enforcement.
Sources: New York Focus, PoliticsNY, Wikipedia
Joseph Hernandez
Not enough info RepublicanEndorsed by the Conservative Party. In the October 1 debate he focused on Medicaid fraud and pay-to-play donations to DiNapoli.
Sources: Spectrum News, City & State, Post-Journal
Attorney General
Vote for oneLetitia James is running for a third term.
Letitia James
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratA Trump-installed U.S. attorney got a mortgage-fraud indictment against her in October 2025; a judge threw it out because the prosecutor was improperly appointed, and two grand juries then refused to indict her again. She won the 2022 civil fraud case against Trump's company and in 2026 pressed sheriffs to end their ICE agreements.
Sources: AP via WCAX, ABC7 NY, CNY Central, Wikipedia
Saritha Komatireddy
Not good people RepublicanTrump endorsed her in August 2026, and she wrote that she was "honored to receive his endorsement." She says she'd defend the state's ban on local ICE deals; in the NY1 debate James said she has "not said anything critical of this administration."
Sources: Fox News, Spectrum News, Spectrum News: debate