2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
2022 Midterm Elections results in New York: who won the Senate, House and Governor races?
Voters in New York are voting to decide their representatives, governor and a senator tonight. Find out who won their races.
Polls in New York closed at 9 p.m. ET and the first batch of results showed that the Democrat stronghold was remaining firm in the midterms. The Democrats were expected to sweep the state and win nearly all of the house seats, as well as both the governor and senate races.
Wins included Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer and Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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Governor
Incumbent Kathy Hochul (D) faced Republican Lee Zeldin (R) in the state. Kathy Hochul was first elected into a national position after being elected to the US House of representatives in 2011. She was previous governor Andrew Cuomo’s running-mate in 2018.
| Candidate | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy Hochul (D) - WIN | 52.8% | 3,010,593 |
| Lee Zeldin (R) | 47.2% | 2,687,770 |
Senate
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer won his reelection battle. The veteran Democrat was up against Republican Joe Pinion. Polling suggests that Schumer will almost
| Candidate | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Schumer (D) - WIN | 56.3% | 3,178,160 |
| Joe Pinion (R) | 43.1% | 2,434,717 |
House
New York has 26 congressional districts. Typical of a large urban centre, New York leans heavily Democrat. Let’s take a look at the makeup of the delegation that will be sent to Washington DC.
| Total Seats | Democrats | Republicans | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 14 (lean 1) | 10 (lean 1) |
A race to watch is that of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She became the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress in 2018 when she beat Republican nominee Anthony Pappas with a margin over 44 points. This time round she was unchallenged to be the Democratic candidate and has amassed a war chest in excess of $11 million and will be up against Republican Tina Forte.