Overview
- Blakeman said Friday he will decide in the near future whether to run for governor in 2026 and described recent encouragement as “overwhelming.”
- Official results show he won reelection by nearly 12 percentage points as Republicans swept all countywide offices in Nassau County.
- Republicans kept control of the 19-member County Legislature with 11 seats, a net loss of one following redistricting seen as favorable to Democrats.
- Blakeman credits expanded law-enforcement hiring, a cooperation agreement with ICE, and a county ban on biological males competing in women’s sports, along with his open support for President Trump.
- Long Island accounts for about 17% of New York’s voters, and analysts say GOP candidates generally need more than 30% of the New York City vote to win statewide.