2026 New York gubernatorial election

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 at her own right in 2022 with 53.2% of the vote, the closest New York gubernatorial election since 1994.

Declared

 * Kathy Hochul, incumbent governor (2021–present)

Potential

 * Andrew Cuomo, former governor (2011–2021)
 * Letitia James, New York Attorney General (2019–present) and candidate for governor in 2022
 * Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative from NY's 15th congressional district (2021–present)
 * Michael Ring, board member of Disabled in Action
 * Zach Iscol, Commissioner New York Office of Emergency Management (2021-Present)

Publicly expressed interest

 * Mike Lawler, U.S. Representative from NY's 17th congressional district (2023–present), former member of the New York State Assembly from the 97th district, and former deputy supervisor of Orangetown
 * Lee Zeldin, former U.S. Representative from NY's 1st congressional district (2015–2023) and nominee for governor in 2022

Polling

 * Kathy Hochul vs. different candidate