Hochul re-elected governor; Blakeman had strong support in Orleans County

Photo from Office of the Governor: Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a roundtable on Oct. 27 at LaGuardia Community College in Queens about an expansion in free community college.
Kathy Hochul was re-elected as governor of New York, winning a second term over Bruce Blakeman, according to the Associated Press.
Blakeman, a Republican and Nassau County executive, had strong support in Orleans County, getting 71.3 percent of the vote.
Here are the vote totals in Orleans County for the state offices on the ballot and the 24th Congressional District:
Representative to Congress 24th District – Alissa J. Ellman (Dem, Wor), 4,040 votes, against Claudia Tenney (Rep, Con), 9,331 votes
Governor and Lt. Governor – Kathy Hochul and Adrienne Adams (Dem, Wor), 3,872 votes; Bruce Blakeman and Todd Hood (Rep, Con, Vote Affordable), 9,679 votes
Comptroller – Thomas DiNapoli (Dem, Wor), 4,785 votes; Joseph Hernandez (Rep, Con), 8,449
Attorney General – Letitia James (Dem, Wor), 3,997 votes; Saritha Komatireddy (Rep, Con), 9,309 votes
State Senate 62nd District – Thomas Arida (Dem, Wor), 3,597 votes; Robert Ortt (Rep, Con), 9,754 votes
Member of State Assembly 139th District – Sarah Wolcott (Dem), 3,461 votes; Stephen Hawley (Rep, Con), 9,901 votes
Justices of the Supreme Court, 8th JD (4 positions available)
Craig Bucki (Dem, Wor), 3,509 votes
Anne Joynt (Dem, Wor), 4,603 votes
Michael Amodeo (Dem, Rep, Wor), 10,105 votes
Robert Richardson (Dem, Rep, Con), 11,062 votes
Deanne Tripi (Rep, Con), 8,698 votes
Jonathan Hickey (Rep, Con), 8,024 votes
Robert Vario (Con), 1,278 votes





