The polls in New York closed at 9:00 p.m. tonight marking the end of the 2026 General Election. Early voting ran from Saturday, October 24 – Sunday, November 1, 2026, with today, November 3, being the last day of in person voting. This was a mid-term election year meaning that in New York, the four statewide office were up for election, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Comptroller, as were all 213 seats in the New York State Assembly and Senate. In addition, the 26 New York House of Representatives were up for election. In addition, elections were held for Governor, Attorney General, and Comptroller. Neither of New York’s U.S. Senators were up for reelection this year.
Nearly 2 million New Yorkers voted early, setting a record for early voters during a mid- term election. Thousands more cast absentee ballots. While not final, in person voting on Election Day also appears to be at a record high. While the results of the early and Election Day votes are known, the absentee ballots will continue to be counted as they arrive at county boards of elections throughout the State. Counting the absentee ballots means that the results from several races will not be finalized for days, and perhaps weeks, to come depending on how close the races are tonight. However, it appears most of the results were decisive and will not rely on the absentee ballot results, which tend to break along the same lines as the early and Election Day votes. Below is a summary of key results that we know as of this update.
New York Statewide Race Results
Governor Kathy Hochul, and her Lieutenant Governor Adrienne Adams running mate, defeated Republican Gubernatorial candidate Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, and his Lieutenant Governor candidate Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood, securing her second full term as Governor. The election of Governor Hochul and Lieutenant Governor Adams is historic in that it is the first all-female gubernatorial administration in New York. In addition, Lieutenant Governor Adams has become the first black woman to serve in this role.
Attorney General Letitia James defeated Republican challenger Saritha Komatireddy, securing her third term as Attorney General. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli defeated Republican challenger Joseph Hernandez, securing his sixth term of office.
State Senate and State Assembly Races
All 213 seats in the State Legislature were up for election this year. Although some of the races are not yet finalized, the Democrats have gained several seats in both the Assembly and the Senate, increasing their majority party control in both houses. In the Senate, these gains mean that the Democrats have recaptured their veto-proof majority, which means that like the Assembly, they will have enough votes to override a gubernatorial veto of legislation. With these gains in the Senate, it also means that the Senate Democrats will have their largest majority since 1846. Once all election results are final and certified, we will send an update with the exact majority breakdown in each house.
In both the Senate and Assembly, while the majority party control will not change in either house, we will see significant change in both houses in terms of committee and house leadership given a large number of retirements in both houses this year as well as several incumbents that lost their seats in the Primary and General elections. As the leadership positions and committee chairs are announced, we will send updates accordingly.
Federal Races
New Yorkers also voted in elections for all 26 of the State’s House of Representatives seats. The Congressional races were some of the most closely watched in the country, as New York had several competitive districts that could have impacted which party has the majority in the House of Representatives. While we know of at least one seat that did flip from Republican to Democratic, and a few others are too close to call, we also know that regardless of the outcome of the New York races, the U.S. House of Representatives will change from Republican control to Democratic control based on the outcome of races across the country that have already been called. In addition, while New York’s Senators were not up for reelection this year, many other state Senators were, and based on those results, the U.S. Senate will also change from Republican control to Democratic control.
We will continue to monitor the 2026 General Election results and send updates with any important information. As always, if you have any questions, please let us know.