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Hochul's victory continues her rapid ascent in New York politics. In winning a full four-year term, she defeated Zeldin, a GOP Congressman from Long Island who was backed by former President Trump.
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Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul will face Lee Zeldin, a Republican congressman, in the New York race for governor. The state has more than twice as many registered Democrats than Republicans.
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New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will be the state's first woman chief executive after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he would be stepping down effective Aug. 24.