GOP, Dems rev up turnout efforts in face of close New York governor's race By Robert J. McCarthy News Political Reporter Nov 7, 2022 Nov 7, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Gov. Kathy Hochul (left) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (right) are locked in a competitive battle in New York's gubernatorial election. Buffalo News file photos Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Robert J. McCarthy News Political Reporter Few Republican leaders over the past two decades have reflected the kind of optimism about a statewide election as Michael A. Kracker on Monday.kAm#6AF3=:42? 8F36C?2E@C:2= 42?5:52E6 {66 +6=5:?[ E96 ?6H tC:6 r@F?EJ v~! 492:C>2? D2:5[ D9@HD C62= DEC6?8E9 :? (6DE6C? }6H *@C< E92E 4@F=5 J:6=5 DFCAC:D6D :7 E96 A2CEJ 42? EFC? @FE :ED G@E6CD :? 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Voters cast their last early ballots as candidates search for votes on Tuesday In Erie County, 70,077 residents voted during the nine days of early voting, including 8,616 on Sunday. The Erie County Board of Elections rep…
It's Election Day. Here are five things to know The 2022 election wraps up Tuesday with intensely fought races up and down the ballot here and across the country. Here are five things to kno…
2022 Election coverage: Your guide to the races affecting WNY Check below to read all of The Buffalo News' coverage on the bevy of local, state and national races affecting Western New York.
Gov. Kathy Hochul returns to hometown for 'get out the vote' rally a day before election One day before the most consequential election in her political career, Gov. Kathy Hochul returned to her hometown Monday for a "get out the v…
Crime, cost of living and Covid among issues on minds of voters at polling places The differences in the issues that most mattered were glaring between those voting for Lee Zeldin, a Long Island Republican, and those for Gov…
Early Wednesday, Zeldin still sees hope he will 'prevail' over Hochul New York has not elected a Republican governor since 2002, when George Pataki won his final term.
Five things to know about voter data from the Hochul-Zeldin race Here are five things to know about the Hochul-Zeldin race as political observers and journalists dive into voting data in the surprisingly clo…
Analysis: The end of an unforgettable campaign Rep. Lee Zeldin’s campaign for governor puts our state into Republican play for the first time in memory, and a mesmerized electorate now look…
