2026 New York gubernatorial election

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Socialists not thrilled with Mamdani’s guv endorsement: ‘Even Zohran gets it wrong sometimes’

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is now at odds with some of his fellow DSA electeds after throwing his support behind Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection

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Brooklyn Dems pull Hochul endorsement after LG pick

County leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn is outraged that the governor tapped former NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her number two.

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Diana Moreno’s Assembly win marks first electoral victory for Mamdani as mayor

Erik Bottcher, Jeremy Zellner and Keith Powers also won legislative seats in special elections.

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Brian Kavanagh won’t seek reelection to state Senate

The Manhattan Democrat’s retirement could set up another race between Grace Lee and Yuh-Line Niou for the open seat.

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Hochul’s LG pick is… still a mystery

Gov. Kathy Hochul has chosen a running mate. Just don’t ask her who it is yet.

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Blakeman courts right-wing voters at state Conservative Party conference

Likely GOP gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman addressed members of the third party at their annual conference in Albany.

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Vivian Cook won’t seek reelection to the Assembly

The Queens Dems are backing Meeks aide Nathaniel Hezekiah to succeed the 88-year-old Cook.

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Julie Won files to run in NY-7

The New York City Council member is poised to jump in an already hotly contested primary for one of the city’s most progressive districts.

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Hochul campaign quickly weaponizes immigrant announcement against Blakeman

Within hours of proposing a ban on local agreements with federal immigration officials, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s campaign was using it to attack her likely Republican opponent’s’s support of ICE

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Assembly candidate Aber Kawas says she didn’t move into wrong district

Concerns about the DSA parachuting candidates into races sparked a false rumor that Kawas moved to Queens in order to run for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s seat but accidentally moved into a neighboring district.

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Who will Hochul pick as her running mate?

Assembly Member Brian Cunningham, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Secretary of State Walter Mosley are all being vetted.

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Alex Bores vs. AI in NY-12

The Assembly member and congressional candidate says he’s ready to battle AI Goliaths. He’s getting plenty of practice already.

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DSA for Dummies

Your guide to the organization that – for better or for worse – is trying to take over New York City politics.

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Micah in Minneapolis

Manhattan Assembly member and congressional candidate Micah Lasher managed to fly out Sunday despite the blizzard to join protesters in the Twin Cities.

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The Frozen Four: a guide to the special elections

February’s legislative races could be an icy preview of some spicy June primaries.