As U.S. Goes Blue, New York Gets Even Bluer

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share through email Published 1 day ago Last updated 1 day ago State Senator-elect Chris Murray, left, Gov. Kathy Hochul, and Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni hope to capitalize on an even larger Democratic majority in Albany next year. By Christopher Walsh November 12, 2026 Although the “blue tsunami” that swept the United States in the Nov. 3 midterm elections has dominated headlines, the pervasive repudiation of Republicans even in left-leaning New York State is striking. The author and political commentator John Avlon, who was the 2024 Democratic nominee in New York’s First Congressional District and is now chairman of the Southampton Town Democratic Committee, noted this week that in her re-election victory, Gov. Kathy Hochul narrowly won Suffolk County after losing it by more than 16 percentage points in 2022. “Nobody thought that was in the cards,” said Mr. Avlon, who lives in Sag Harbor. “And statewide, she won by 20! Extraordinary.” Ms.

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