Governor · 2026
Qualitative research dossier. No comprehensive numeric score or endorsement is assigned from these statements alone.
Research checked October 8, 2026 | Edition 10
Inventory completeness is not policy-audit completeness. Missing evidence is unscored. Party platforms are not imputed to individuals.
Kathy Hochul emphasizes safety-net hospitals, healthcare workforce, and healthcare technology oversight. Bruce Blakeman has publicly described sharply reducing Medicaid spending as an anti-waste measure; secondary reporting includes a proposed halving of spending, requiring original context and budget detail. No active LP/Green printed candidate is established by the reviewed directory.
A spending reduction described as fraud control needs measured recoverable losses and coverage/provider effects; O06 does not validate a New York savings target. Hochul’s workforce/support proposals need cost and delivery measures. Distinguish proposals, appropriations, and realized outcomes.
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Directory and selected official-status fields from the Edition 10 research inventory. A directory listing is not final certification.
Democratic; Working Families · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Governor Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul • for Lieutenant Governor: former New York City Council Member Adrienne Adams
Republican; Conservative; Vote Affordable · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Nassau County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman • for Lieutenant Governor: Madison County Sheriff Todd M. Hood
Write-in; (Prohibition Party) · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Jonathan Makeley
Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Paul Mailhot • for Lieutenant Governor: Willie Cotton
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