November 10, (THEWILL) – Democrat, Kathy Hochul, has become the first woman to be elected New York Governor, retaining the office she took over in 2021 when former Governor, Andrew Cuomo, resigned.
Hochul defeated Republican congressman, Lee Zeldin, an ally of Donald Trump, who ran a campaign focused on fear of violent crime.
A Buffalo native, Hochul had been expected to win in a state where there are more than twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans.
A former congresswoman, she served as Cuomo’s lieutenant governor before taking over in August 2021 and has tried to cast herself as a fresh start from Cuomo.
He (Cuomo) resigned amid sexual harassment allegations, which he denied.
