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2026 New York governor's race
Incumbent: Kathy Hochul (Democratic)
Implied chance of winning — live Polymarket prices
Where they stand
Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited| Issue | Hochul | Blakeman |
|---|---|---|
| Build more | Unknown | |
| Cut taxes | Cut taxes | |
| Tough on crime | Tough on crime | |
| Enforce the law | Enforce the law | |
| Sanctuary jurisdictions | Unknown | Unknown |
| Health care | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Expand drilling | |
| Deregulate | Unknown | |
| Unknown | No EV mandates | |
| Pro Abortion | Pro Abortion | |
| Open Choice | Open Choice | |
| Unknown | Parental authority | |
| Crack down | Unknown | |
| New restrictions | Gun rights | |
| Protect benefits | Unknown | |
| Legalize | Unknown | |
| DEI programs | Unknown | Unknown |
| Forgive loans | Unknown | |
| Allow with consent | Unknown | |
| Allow Trans | Protect Women | |
| Supports LGBT Causes | Opposes LGBT Causes | |
| Unknown | Require ID | |
| Expand mail voting | Unknown | |
| Free speech & tech censorship | Unknown | Unknown |
| Federal spending & debt | Unknown | Unknown |
| Congressional term limits | Unknown | Unknown |
| Congressional stock trading | Unknown | Unknown |
| Back Israel | Back Israel | |
| Continue aid | Unknown | |
| Freer trade | Unknown |
- [1] Let Them Build: Governor Hochul Unveils Landmark Reforms to Cut ...
- [2] Your Family. Your Future. Her Fight | Governor Kathy Hochul | New York ...
- [3] Remarks as Prepared: Governor Hochul Delivers 2025 State of the State Address | Governor Kathy Hochul | New York State
- [4] Blakeman accepts GOP nomination, outlines plan to cut taxes and overhaul public safety policies
- [5] Statement from Governor Hochul on President Biden's Supplemental Funding Request from Congress | Governor Kathy Hochul | New York State
- [6] Bruce Blakeman vows to work with ICE and end New York's "sanctuary" policies - Newsweek
- [7] Blakeman Calls for Voting Integrity - Long Island Life & Politics
- [8] The New York I’m Fighting For | IMAGE Magazine
- [9] Blakeman lays out ‘all of the above’ energy policy | News | thedailynewsonline.com
- [10] Republican candidates pitch North Country voters ahead of primary
- [11] NY governor voter’s guide: Where Kathy Hochul, Lee Zeldin stand on the issues - Gothamist
- [12] Kathy Hochul on the Issues
- [13] Bruce Blakeman on the Issues
- [14] Trump’s School Choice Tax Credit Gains Support From New York’s Hochul - Bloomberg
- [15] New York Gov. Hochul plans to opt into federal tax-credit scholarship - Chalkbeat
- [16] Hochul Quietly Bets on Police to Battle Fentanyl
- [17] New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022 - Ballotpedia
- [18] GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL
- [19] Kathy Hochul on Drugs
- [20] Governor Hochul Proposes New Legislation to Improve New York's Nation-Leading Adult-Use Cannabis Industry by Cracking Down on Illegal Cannabis Stores | Governor Kathy Hochul | New York State
- [21] Statement from Governor Hochul on Supreme Court Decision Striking Down President Biden's Student Debt Plan | Governor Kathy Hochul | New York State
- [22] New York governor signs 'safe haven' law for transgender youth
- [23] Ahead of Annual NYC Pride March, Governor Hochul Signs Nation ...
- [24] Hochul joins chorus of opposition to Nassau's ban on transgender ...
- [25] ‘Complete nonsense’: Hochul fires back after Blakeman defends anti-LGBTQ Catholic nursing home
- [26] Statement from Governor Kathy Hochul on President Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Mail-In Voting | Governor Kathy Hochul | New York State
- [27] At Republican Jewish gala, NY gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman casts race as a fight against Mamdani - New York Jewish Week
- [28] NY GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman attends Israeli real estate expo - New York Jewish Week
- [29] Hochul, Business Council react to new tariffs
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