New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was reelected on Tuesday, defeating Bruce Blakeman, the Republican executive of Nassau County.
The Associated Press called the race at 9 p.m. Hochul had 802,859 votes, or 74.2%, at press time, with about 16% of votes counted, ahead of 276,728, or 25.6%, for Blakeman.
In her first term as governor, Hochul backed increased security funding for Jewish institutions, pledged greater police protection and visited Israel after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks.
She also ordered flags lowered and state landmarks illuminated in yellow to mark the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks.
In September, Hochul told JNS, “I want Jewish New Yorkers to know that I will always be there for them.”
Blakeman, who is Jewish, made fighting antisemitism a central campaign issue. Earlier on Tuesday, Blakeman visited the Minyan Factory in Cedarhurst to speak to voters.
