New York voters apparently made history on Election Day, as multiple outlets called the governor’s race for incumbent Kathy Hochul — making her the first woman elected as New York state’s chief executive.
Other statewide incumbent Democrats were also successful in their pursuit for re-election — including U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Attorney General Letitia James.
Turnout was strong in the Five Boroughs on Election Day after nine days of early voting, with totals exceeding the 2021 turnout by 3 p.m. on Nov. 8. More than a million New Yorkers cast ballots this year in the crucial contests, led by the heated governor’s race between Hochul and Republican Congress Member Lee Zeldin.
All of New York state’s 26 Congressional seats were also up for grabs. Freshman Republican Congress Member Nicole Malliotakis won a second term in the 11th Congressional District seat, turning back a challenge from the man she beat for the job in 2020, Democrat Max Rose.
Meanwhile, Republican George Santos declared victory over Democrat Robert Zimmerman in the 3rd District race that includes a portion of northeast Queens and much of northern Nassau County. Santos, who attended the Jan. 6, 2021 rally that led up to the Capitol insurrection, is set to replace the outgoing Democrat Tom Suozzi in the House of Representatives.
It’s believed that the 3rd District contest was the first Congressional race in American history in which both candidates were openly gay men.
And while the anticipated “red wave” fizzled out nationally, Long Island experienced a crimson tide. Republicans have either been projected to win, or are currently leading, all four Congressional seats representing Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Voters will chose their Assembly and State Senate representative, and fill several judicial seats. Four ballot questions were also answered by the voters — all in the affirmative, based on projections.
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Below is a rundown of all the statewide races, New York City Congressional races, Manhattan state Senate and Assembly races, and the four ballot questions.
Note: All returns are as of 8:40 a.m. Nov. 9. Returns for the governor, comptroller, attorney general and U.S. Senate races are statewide numbers. Projected winners, as called by other outlets such as the Associated Press and The New York Times, will have a √ in front of their names. All vote totals are preliminary and subject to change.
| Governor/Lieutenant Governor | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Kathy Hochul & Antonio Delgado (D) (WFP) (i) | 2,944,456 |
52.11% |
| Lee Zeldin & Alison Esposito (R) (C) | 2,659,153 | 47.06% |
| State Comptroller | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Thomas DiNapoli (D) (WFP) (i) | 3,105,060 | 54.96% |
| Paul Rodriguez (R) (C) | 2,088,042 |
41.95% |
| Attorney General | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Letitia James (D) (WFP) (i) | 2,972,580 | 52.61% |
| Michael Henry (R) (C) | 2,230,245 | 44.83% |
| United States Senator | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Chuck Schumer (D) (WFP) (i) | 3,110,578 | 55.01% |
| Joe Pinion (R) (C) | 2,408,123 | 42.58% |
| Diane Sare (Larouche) | 25,390 | 0.45% |
| U.S. Congress – 3rd District (Queens/Long Island | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Zimmerman (D) (WFP) | 120,060 | 44.42% |
| √-George Santos (R) (C) | 142,017 | 52.55% |
| U.S. Congress – 5th District (Queens) | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Gregory Meeks (D) (i) | 97,981 | 75.07% |
| Paul King (R) (C) | 32,393 | 24.82% |
| U.S. Congress – 6th District (Queens) | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Grace Meng (D) (i) | 79,056 | 63.19% |
| Thomas Zmich (R) (C) (Medical Freedom) | 46,188 | 36.71% |
| U.S. Congress – 7th District (Queens/Brooklyn) | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Nydia Velazquez (D) (WFP) (i) | 111,968 | 80.36% |
| Juan Pagan (R) (C) | 27,142 | 19.48% |
| U.S. Congress – 8th District (Brooklyn/Queens) | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Hakeem Jeffries (D) (i) | 93,295 | 72.35% |
| Yuri Dashevsky (R) (C) | 35,486 | 27.52% |
| U.S. Congress – 9th District (Brooklyn) | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Yvette Clarke (D) (WFP) (i) | 111,162 | 81.95% |
| Menachem Raitport (C) | 24,143 | 17.8% |
| U.S. Congress -10th District (Brooklyn/Manhattan) | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Daniel Goldman (D) | 149,261 | 83.37% |
| Benine Hamdan (R) (C) | 27,230 | 15.21% |
| Steve Speer (Medical Freedom) | 1,357 |
0.76% |
| U.S. Congress – 11th District (Brooklyn/Staten Island | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Max Rose (D) | 69,241 | 37.83% |
| √-Nicole Malliotakis (R) (C) (i) | 113,485 | 62.01% |
| U.S. Congress -12th District (Manhattan) | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Jerrold Nadler (D) (WFP) (i) | 186,357 | 81.53% |
| Michael Zumbluskas (R) (C) | 41,264 | 18.05% |
| Mikhail Itkis (Itkis Campaign) | 583 |
0.26% |
| U.S. Congress -14th District (Queens/Bronx) | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) (WFP) (i) | 78,788 | 70.47% |
| Tina Forte (R) | 30,661 | 27.43% |
| Desi Cuellar (C) | 2,128 |
1.9% |
| U.S. Congress – 15th District (Bronx) | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Ritchie Torres (D) (i) | 72,610 | 82.48% |
| Stylo Sapaskis (R) | 15,265 | 17.34% |
| U.S. Congress – 16th District (Bronx/Westchester) | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Jamaal Bowman (D) (WFP) (i) | 91,974 | 57.42% |
| Miriam Flisser (R) | 57,723 | 36.04% |
| 27th State Senate District – Manhattan | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Brian Kavanagh (D) (i) | 58,674 | 95.33% |
| Eric Rassi (Medical Freedom) | 2,526 | 4.1% |
| 28th State Senate District – Manhattan | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Liz Krueger (D) (WFP) (i) | 71,529 | 77.59% |
| Awadhesh Kumar Gupta (R) | 20,604 | 22.35% |
| 31st State Senate District – Manhattan/Bronx | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Robert Jackson (D) (WFP) (i) | 39,987 | 84.99% |
| Donald Skinner (R) | 6,971 |
14.82% |
| 47th State Senate District – Manhattan | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Brad Hoylman (D) (WFP) (i) | 85,039 | 92.95% |
| Robert Bobrick (Medical Freedom) | 1,437 | 1.57% |
| Maria Danzilo (Parent Party) | 4,690 | 5.13% |
| 65th Assembly District – Manhattan | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Grace Lee (D) | 19,410 | 75.75% |
| Helen Qiu (R) | 6,138 | 23.95% |
| 68th Assembly District – Manhattan | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Eddie Gibbs (D) (WFP) (i) | 18,773 | 85.96% |
| Daby Benjamine Carreras (R) | 3,010 | 13.78% |
| 69th Assembly District – Manhattan | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Daniel J. O’Donnell (D) (i) | 36,971 | 90.14% |
| Ian McKenzie (R) | 3,979 | 9.7% |
| 73rd Assembly District – Manhattan | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Alex Bores (D) | 30,535 | 73.88% |
| David Casavis (R) | 10,781 | 26.08% |
| 74th Assembly District – Manhattan | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Harvey Epstein (D) (WFP) (i) | 28,258 | 82.89% |
| Bryan Cooper (R) | 5,769 | 16.92% |
| 75th Assembly District – Manhattan | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Tony Simone (D) | 27,576 | 82.1% |
| Joseph Maffia (R) (Arts & Culture) | 5,947 |
17.7% |
| Ballot Proposal 1 – State Environmental Bond Act of 2022 | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Yes | 3,333,589 | 59.01% |
| No | 1,630,054 | 28.85% |
| Ballot Proposal 2 – Statement of Values to Guide Government | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Yes | 1,026,767 | 72.31% |
| No | 393,184 | 27.69% |
| Ballot Proposal 3 – Establishing a city Racial Equity Office, Plan and Commission | Total Vote | Percentage√ |
|---|---|---|
| √-Yes | 986,506 | 69.8% |
| No | 426,787 | 30.2% |
| Ballot Proposal 4 – City Measure the True Cost of Living | Total Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| √-Yes | 1,154,719 | 81.03% |
| No | 270,395 | 18.97% |
