Overview

• According to Democratic sources, Delgado will formally launch his 2026 gubernatorial bid this weekend.
• He split from Hochul after calling for President Biden to drop out of the 2024 race and urging Mayor Eric Adams to resign over corruption allegations.
• Hochul revoked his Capitol office and official email access and added a budget provision requiring governor and lieutenant governor to run as a joint ticket in primaries.
• Delgado has spent recent weeks hosting town hall meetings across New York to build support ahead of his announcement.
• A Siena College poll shows him with just 12 percent support in a three-way Democratic primary scenario alongside Hochul and Rep. Ritchie Torres.