2026 New York gubernatorial election

2026 New York gubernatorial election

November 3, 2026
 
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Governor

Kathy Hochul
Democratic



The 2026 New York gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul took office on August 24, 2021, upon the resignation of Andrew Cuomo, and was elected to a full term in her own right in 2022 with 53.2% of the vote, the closest New York gubernatorial election since 1994. Hochul announced her intention to run for re-election in July 2024.