State legislatures / New York


New York

Who holds power, the 2026 results and the next elections

Who holds power

Democratic trifecta

Governor Kathy Hochul, Democratic, since August 24, 2021

AssemblyDemocratic majority
Democrats 103Republicans 47
SenateDemocratic majority
Democrats 40Republicans 22Vacant 1

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Office holders as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

2026 results

GovernorKathy Hochul Democratic, called by DDHQ, November 4, 2026
Kathy Hochul (D)59.8%
Bruce Blakeman (R)40.0%

99% reporting; count: civicAPI.

US House

Called D 20Called R 4Not called 2
  1. 1Not called51.1-48.9LaLota (R) ahead
  2. 2Not called51.1-48.8Garbarino (R) ahead
  3. 3Tom Suozzi55.0-44.7D, DDHQ
  4. 4Laura Gillen56.5-43.1D, DDHQ
  5. 5Gregory Meeks80.5-19.3D, civicAPI
  6. 6Grace Meng68.6-30.6D, civicAPI
  7. 7Claire Valdez83.3-15.0D, civicAPI
  8. 8Hakeem Jeffries78.9-19.7D, civicAPI
  9. 9Yvette Clarke82.1-17.0D, civicAPI
  10. 10Brad Lander83.2-15.9D, civicAPI
  11. 11Nicole Malliotakis56.1-43.8R, civicAPI
  12. 12Micah Lasher77.2-20.0D, civicAPI
  13. 13Darializa Avila Chevalier87.5-11.4D, civicAPI
  14. 14Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez78.2-21.5D, civicAPI
  15. 15Ritchie Torres76.8-10.6D, civicAPI
  16. 16George Latimer82.1-17.6D, civicAPI
  17. 17Cait Conley52.1-47.8D, DDHQ
  18. 18Pat Ryan62.9-37.1D, civicAPI
  19. 19Josh Riley57.4-42.5D, civicAPI
  20. 20Paul Tonko63.3-36.6D, civicAPI
  21. 21Anthony Constantino51.0-48.8R, DDHQ
  22. 22John Mannion58.1-41.8D, civicAPI
  23. 23Nick Langworthy60.3-39.7R, civicAPI
  24. 24Claudia Tenney60.4-39.5R, civicAPI
  25. 25Joseph Morelle62.9-36.9D, civicAPI
  26. 26Tim Kennedy65.4-34.4D, civicAPI

Calls as of Nov 9, 2:07 am ET (7:07 am UK): AP, Decision Desk HQ, civicAPI and PollCheck House calls, as on the midterms pages.

US senators: Charles E. Schumer (Democrat, term ends 2029); Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democrat, term ends 2031).

Members of Congress as of November 4, 2026 (congress-legislators).

Next elections

  1. November 7, 20282028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate

Date not set: 2028 primary election (Nominates for the 2028 general election).

Scheduled statewide and federal elections, November 5, 2026 to December 31, 2028; calendar checked November 4, 2026.

2024 president

Harris by 12.6 points

55.9% HarrisTrump 43.3%

4,619,195 and 3,578,899 votes; other candidates 64,506 (0.8%), 8,262,600 in all. The tick marks half of all votes.

Electoral votes: Harris 28.

MEDSL 2024 state presidential returns: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Statewide officials

Office OfficialPartySince
Lieutenant governorAntonio DelgadoDemocraticMay 25, 2022
Attorney generalLetitia JamesDemocraticJanuary 1, 2019
Secretary of stateNot available

Office holders as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Terms and maps

Office TermTerm limit
Governor4 yearsNone
Senate2 yearsNone
Assembly2 yearsNone
Congressional maps drawn byA commission: Independent Redistricting Commission (plan adopted by the Legislature)
Legislative maps drawn byA commission: Independent Redistricting Commission (plan adopted by the Legislature)
2026 congressional mapAn attempt to redraw failed

Terms and maps checked November 4, 2026.

Supreme court

CourtJusticesSelectionTerm
Court of Appeals7Appointed, no elections14 years

Court facts checked November 4, 2026.

Voter registration

Party registration: not available.

Registration data built November 9, 2026.

Questions

Which party controls the New York legislature?

As of November 3, 2026, before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office: Democrats hold 103 of the 150 seats in the Assembly (76 for a majority); Democrats hold 40 of the 63 seats in the Senate (32 for a majority).

Who is the governor of New York?

Kathy Hochul (Democratic), in office since August 24, 2021, as of November 3, 2026.

When is the next statewide election in New York?

The 2028 general election, on November 7, 2028 (President, US House, US Senate).

Sources

Officials and legislators: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Office cross-checks: National Lieutenant Governors Association; National Association of Secretaries of State roster, read November 4, 2026.

Congress: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0 1.0), retrieved November 4, 2026.

2026 counts and calls: PollCheck midterms results files (Associated Press, Decision Desk HQ, civicAPI, official feeds, PollCheck House calls).

2024 president: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (CC0 1.0); electoral votes: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Terms, maps, election dates and courts (public records): N.Y. Const.; 3 U.S.C. s. 21(1); 2 U.S.C. s. 1 and the U.S. Senate Class III list.

2026 congressional maps: Wikipedia, 2025–2026 United States redistricting (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Data through November 3, 2026.