Overview
- Adrienne Adams, a former New York City Council speaker from Southeast Queens and the Council’s first Black woman leader, joins the governor’s reelection slate after a 2025 mayoral bid.
- Incumbent Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado is challenging Hochul in the Democratic primary and has named India Walton as his running mate under New York’s joint-ticket primary rules.
- Recent Siena polling shows Hochul with wide advantages, leading Republican Bruce Blakeman 54% to 28% and Delgado 64% to 11%.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly endorsed Hochul on Thursday, citing collaboration on universal child care and a reset in City Hall–Albany relations.
- Blakeman, the GOP’s likely nominee who has not yet named a running mate, criticized Adams as a “radical,” as Democrats finalize slates ahead of the June 23 primary.