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Bruce A. Blakeman

Candidate for New York Governor · Republican

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · New York Governor · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: New York State Board of Elections — Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election, dated 2026-09-02: GOVLT, Bruce A. Blakeman (Republican; Conservative; Vote Affordable) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Results

Certified results for New York Governor

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

New York General Election 11/08/2022 — county board canvasses · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Kathy C. Hochul and Antonio DelgadoDemocrat3,140,41553.1%
Lee Zeldin and Alison EspositoRepublican2,762,58146.7%
Scattering9,2900.2%

Certified / official county board of elections canvasses · New York county boards of elections: certified/official election-district…

Sources (20)
  • Certified / official county board of elections canvasses (Erie County BOE: Official canvass (Erie County Board of Elections canvass book); NYC BOE: Certified (NYC BOE Statement and Return Report for Certification); Onondaga County BOE: Official results (Onondaga County BOE 'Official Results' file); Ontario County BOE (Enhanced Voting): Official results (isOfficialResults=true, as of 2026-04-30T20:55:36.823995Z); Westchester BOE: Official canvass (Westchester County Board of Elections canvass book))
  • Putnam County Board of Elections — certified general election results by election district: certified ED results
  • Otsego County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election Results by District (official): certified ED results
  • Rensselaer County Board of Elections — 2022 General Official Results: certified ED results
  • Rockland County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district (Historic Election Results): certified ED results ( (Rockland BOE Historic Election Results folder 270714479124 / GE 2022)) · app.box.com
  • Columbia County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election certified results by election district (XLS): certified ED results
  • Tioga County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district: certified ED results
  • Broome County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results, condensed recanvass report by election district: certified ED results
  • Dutchess County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election certified results by election district: certified ED results
  • Ulster County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election certified results by election district: certified ED results
  • Greene County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results per election district: certified ED results
  • Chenango County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district and counting group
  • the Member of Assembly table printed without its office heading is identified as AD 121 by its candidate (Joe Angelino): certified ED results
  • Cortland County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official tabulation by election district: certified ED results
  • Tompkins County Board of Elections — Elections Database, 2022 General Election official results by election district (source document: November 8, 2022 General Election (document 22; Attorney General document 92)): certified ED results | Note (2026-09-24): Tompkins County, Attorney General (NY-2022-11-08-cboe::Attorney General) — precinct figures Unconfirmed against the official document: the county Elections Database total row for this contest is a partial figure and the cited Statement of Votes Cast (document 92, Attorney General results) is a per-counting-group sheet with no county total
  • rows remain loaded as published by the county database
  • Madison County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official detailed results by contest by election district: certified ED results
  • Oswego County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district (Excel), contests titled and reconciled against the county's official Election Book Grand Total rows: certified ED results
  • Orange County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official detailed results by contest by election district: certified ED results
  • Albany County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official recanvass results by election district: certified ED results (;; Saratoga County BOE: Official district-level results PDF, reconciled to printed ED/town/county totals; Niagara County BOE (ENR, Official Results): Candidate Results by District CSV, reconciled to county Candidate Summary Results PDF; Jefferson County BOE: Official results by ED (county Google spreadsheet), reconciled to County Totals; Chautauqua County BOE: Certification workbook by ED, reconciled to Totals row; St. Lawrence County BOE: Official results by ED (PDF), ED sums equal the Total row and candidate totals equal the Statement of Canvass; Cayuga County BOE: NYS Sovc Report by ED (Official 2022-11-23), named candidates reconciled to the County Board of Canvassers' statement; write-ins omitted; Steuben County BOE: 2022 official results by ED (six contests), row-checked and cross-checked to Nysboe certified county results; Clinton County BOE (ENR, Official Results): Candidate Results by District CSV, reconciled to the county Candidate Summary Results report; Warren County BOE: 2022 District Level Results by ED, reconciled to Recapitulation totals and Nysboe certified county results; Washington County BOE: 2022 General Election Results By District, reconciled to the county General Election Summary; Cattaraugus County BOE: 2022 General Election Recanvass (official, amended) by ED plus four countywide absentee/early units, reconciled to the recanvass Total row and Nysboe certified county figures; Livingston County BOE: 2022 General Election Statement of Canvass by ED, reconciled to the canvass Totals and Nysboe certified county figures; Fulton County BOE: 2022 General Election Results per ED (official), each contest = its printed Total row; Chemung County BOE: 2022 General Election results by ED (Archive item 496), ED sums = Grand Totals; Governor = Nysboe certified; Essex County: Canvass of all the Votes 2022 by ED; Hamilton County BOE: 2022 Results per ED (official scan, read and cross-checked; candidates = Total rows and Nysboe certified; write-ins not loaded); Orleans County BOE: certified 2022 Statement of Canvass (scan), read from images; every row, column and line = printed totals and Nysboe certified) · apps.albanycounty.com

Key Votes

The record

  • Code of Ethics amendment strengthening nepotism provisions — voted Yes

    Amended Chapter 38 of the Town Code (Code of Ethics) to strengthen provisions related to nepotism. Town Board, 2019-07-02, Local Law 51-2019 (Resolution 693-2019): adopted unanimously upon roll call.

    Jul 2, 2019 · Official · Town of Hempstead Town Board minutes, 2019-07-02 · source

  • Settlement of the Thomas A. Williams case against Supervisor Gillen — voted Yes

    Would have authorized settlement of the case of Thomas A. Williams, Esq., against Supervisor Laura A. Gillen. Town Board, 2019-04-02, Resolution 387-2019: denied; Supervisor Gillen and Councilman Blakeman voted yes, Councilmembers Ambrosino, King Sweeney, D'Esposito and Dunne voted no, Senior Councilwoman Goosby abstained.

    Apr 2, 2019 · Official · Town of Hempstead Town Board minutes, 2019-04-02 · source

  • Reinstating Supervisor Gillen's lawyers in Gillen v. Town of Hempstead — voted Yes

    Would have rescinded Resolution 1131-2018 and reaffirmed the retention of counsel for Supervisor Gillen. Town Board, 2019-04-02, Resolution 365-2019: denied; Supervisor Gillen and Councilman Blakeman voted yes, Councilmembers Ambrosino, King Sweeney, D'Esposito and Dunne voted no, Senior Councilwoman Goosby abstained.

    Apr 2, 2019 · Official · Town of Hempstead Town Board minutes, 2019-04-02 · source

  • Resolution on how the Board fills vacancies in elective offices — voted No

    Would have expressed the Town Board's intent when making appointments to fill vacancies in elective offices. Town Board, 2019-02-26, Resolution 206-2019: denied; Supervisor Gillen and Senior Councilwoman Goosby voted yes, Councilmembers Ambrosino, Blakeman, D'Esposito and Dunne voted no.

    Feb 26, 2019 · Official · Town of Hempstead Town Board minutes, 2019-02-26 · source

  • Rescinding resolutions 637, 638, 639, 653 and 654-2018 regarding Gillen v. Town of Hempstead — voted Yes

    Rescinded five earlier Town Board resolutions related to the Gillen litigation. Town Board, 2018-08-07, Resolution 1130-2018: adopted with no dissent recorded.

    Aug 7, 2018 · Official · Town of Hempstead Town Board minutes, 2018-08-07 · source

  • Rescinding the Town's retention of Supervisor Gillen's lawyers in Gillen v. Town of Hempstead — voted No

    Rescinded Resolution 640-2018, which had retained counsel for Supervisor Laura Gillen in her lawsuit against the Town. Town Board, 2018-08-07, Resolution 1131-2018: adopted; Supervisor Gillen, Councilwoman Goosby and Councilman Blakeman voted no.

    Aug 7, 2018 · Official · Town of Hempstead Town Board minutes, 2018-08-07 · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
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Cash on Hand
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No totals on file from the reports listed below.

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — 2026 July Periodic disclosure report (New York)

    Blakeman for New York (NYSBOE filer 580499; Public Campaign Finance Committee), transactions itemized in the 2026 July Periodic disclosure report (through 2026-07-11). Monetary contributions reported (Schedules A–C): $4,547,337.42 across 29,390 entries. Public matching funds received (Schedule S): $1,970,493.00. Transfers in (Schedule G): $993,650.00. Expenditures reported: $4,828,684.97 (Schedule F $7,565.00 plus qualified expenditures on Schedule T $4,821,119.97). Contributions refunded (Schedule M): $6,114.77. Figures are sums of the itemized transactions in the NYSBOE bulk disclosure file; the filing's own summary page may differ where a committee amended.

    Jul 11, 2026 · Official · New York State Board of Elections — Public Reporting System

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Bruce

  • Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $142,400 on Google (“BLAKEMAN FOR NEW YORK” 8 ads, Apr 3–Sep 24, 2026); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0. 2026 cycle. FEC independent expenditures: not applicable (state race). Meta: not searched — no API access.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

Polls

Public polls

  • Quinnipiac University PollGeneral election · Governor

    Kathy Hochul 58% · Bruce Blakeman 39% · Did not choose a candidate 3%

    Sep 17, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026 · 1,026 LV · ±4.1 pts · IVR · Quinnipiac University Poll

  • Siena Research Institute for Spectrum News NY1 (SNY)General election · Governor

    Kathy Hochul 50% · Bruce Blakeman 41% · Someone else / No vote / DK 9%

    Sep 11, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026 · 1,144 LV · ±3.9 pts · IVR/online · Siena Research Institute

Released public polls of this race, as each pollster reported them. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for New York Governor

  • Kathy C. HochulDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot · Lt. Governor running mate: Adrienne E. Adams

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • Governor · NY-GOV

    Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · New York State Board of Elections

  • Current office: Nassau County Executive (elected November 2, 2021)

    Nassau County's elected chief executive. The County Executive signs or vetoes legislation passed by the County Legislature and does not vote in it.

    Nov 2, 2021 · Official · Nassau County — County Executive biography · source

  • Prior office: Commissioner, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (appointed by the Governor of New York)

    An appointed seat on the Port Authority's Board of Commissioners, a board that casts recorded votes; he served in the aftermath of 9/11 per the county biography. Board votes from his tenure have not been compiled here.

    Official · Nassau County — County Executive biography · source

  • Prior office: Nassau County Legislature, Presiding Officer (years not stated in the county biography)

    Former Presiding Officer of the Nassau County Legislature, per the county's official biography. Legislature voting records from that period were not found online; no votes are listed from it.

    Official · Nassau County — County Executive biography · source

  • Prior office: Councilman, Town of Hempstead Town Board (2015–2021 per county biography)

    Member of the seven-member Hempstead Town Board, a legislative body that votes on local laws and resolutions. Official minutes posted online cover 2018–2021; he appears in the roll calls throughout. Key recorded votes are listed under The record. Minutes for his earlier years are not posted online.

    Official · Town of Hempstead Town Board minutes, June 15, 2021 · source

Not on file for Bruce yet: In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_5jwe5g511.

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