Gov. Kathy Hochul held an early lead in a surprisingly tight race against Rep. Lee Zeldin, a conservative Republican.
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By Jesse McKinley
- Nov. 8, 2022, 10:34 p.m. ET
ImageSenator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate majority leader, has won a fifth term on Tuesday.Credit…Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesImageKathy Hochul, shown on a TV at Dalton’s Bar and Grill in Manhattan, on Tuesday.Credit…Brittainy Newman for The New York Times
New York voters elected Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, to a historic fifth term on Tuesday, as Democrats warily watched whether his fellow Democrat, Kathy Hochul, would remain in the governor’s mansion.
Ms. Hochul was leading in early returns after a surprisingly tight campaign against Representative Lee Zeldin, a conservative Republican who is considered his party’s best chance of winning a statewide office in 20 years.
Elsewhere, several prominent Democrats — including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of Queens and Representative Jerrold Nadler — cruised to re-election, as did Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican in New York City’s most conservative district, which includes Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Representative Elise Stefanik, the House’s third-ranking Republican, was anticipated to win re-election. Her prediction that Republicans would win 15 races, in a profoundly Democratic state, seemed overly optimistic as early returns rolled in.
While comfortably winning re-election, Mr. Schumer was also awaiting results in other states to find out whether he keeps the role as majority leader. Mr. Schumer, a Brooklynite who has been in public office in New York since the 1970s, defeated Joseph Pinion, a conservative commentator who had argued that the senator had simply been in office too long with too little to show for it.
Mr. Schumer had barely acknowledged Mr. Pinion — he introduced himself to Mr. Pinion at the two candidates’ only debate — and is poised to become New York’s longest serving senator. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, another famed New York senator, served four terms.
Source: nytimes.com
