NYC voters gave Hochul more love than Mamdani at the polls: stats
Big Apple voters turned out for Gov. Kathy Hochul on Election Day — with more New Yorkers casting ballots for the lefty governor than for Mayor Zohran Mamdani last year. Post-election statistics show that Hochul cruised to re-election with more than 1.5 million votes in the five boroughs on Tuesday, topping the 1.1 million who showed up at the polls last year to send Mamdani to Gracie Mansion. Hochul cruised to victory with more than 76% of the vote, beating GOP nominee Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive who got 468,543 Big Apple votes, or 23.7%, according to unofficial Board of Election tallies. Jon Stewart warns against ‘bulls–t system’ ruling Dem party, calls for Chuck Schumer to step down after midterm sweep New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to gathered crowds after winning the New York governor’s race in New York City, Nov. 3, 2022. Andrew Schwartz / SplashNews.com Meanwhile, Mamdani, a former state Assemblyman, won his first mayoral run with 50.8% of the 2025 vote in New York City, albeit with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a career Democrat who ran as an independent, siphoning away votes, the stats show. Sen. Chris Van Hollen ‘not looking’ to challenge Chuck
