2026 New York gubernatorial election

The 2026 New York gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026. The primary election will take place on June 23, 2026, with only registered party members being allowed to vote in their respective parties' primaries. In May 2025, the state legislature passed a bill ending separate primaries for the office of lieutenant governor; going forward, each candidate for governor "will form a joint ticket with their lieutenant governor pick" prior to the primary election held by their party.

Incumbent Democratic governor Kathy Hochul took office on August 24, 2021 upon the resignation of her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo. Hochul was elected to a full term in 2022 with 53.1% of the vote in the closest New York gubernatorial election since 1994. In July 2024, she announced her campaign for re-election.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. After Representative Elise Stefanik withdrew from the Republican primary in December 2025, Blakeman was endorsed by President Donald Trump. Republicans have not won a statewide election in New York since George Pataki was re-elected governor in 2002.