2022 New York General Election Story (Governor)

A head to head comparison of the New York 2022 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Kathy Hochul received 3M (52.8 %) votes, beating Lee Zeldin who gained 2.7M (47.2 %) by 323.2k votes in New York.

Kathy Hochul won 13 counties out of the 62 counties that make up New York. The record shows that Lee Zeldin won 49 counties.

2022 NY Primary Election vs Gubernatorial General Elections Counties Won

In the Primary, Kathy Hochul won 40 counties in a 3 way match up. Harry Wilson trailed behind him winning 4 counties, with Lee Zeldin winning 18 county at the 2022 general Elections.

2022 NY Gubernatorial Primary vs Gubernatorial General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won

On a head to head count with the total votes between in Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin between the Gubernatorial Primary and General Elections the vote difference is 323,217 (323k) . These values are represented by a vote increment of 2,422,445 (2M) for Kathy Hochul and 2,489,379 (2M) for Lee Zeldin at the Gubernatorial General Elections.

During the 2022; General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Gubernatorial Primary Elections vs Gubernatorial General Elections

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties with out voter out reach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, three of the larger counties in New York voted in favor of Kathy Hochul giving him a 241k vote advantage out of those counties. Lee Zeldin steady win in many of the smaller counties wasn't enough for him to catch up, making Kathy Hochul gain an upper hand in the State of New York.