Governor
Kathy Hochul
66.0%76,798
Bruce Blakeman
34.0%39,603
Statewide: Kathy Hochul wins. Called.
Albany County, New York
2026 election results. Kathy Hochul (D) got 66% of the vote for governor in Albany County. The margin is 6.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.
2026 results in Albany County
U.S. House: New York 20th District
Paul Tonko
69.3%80,933
Ralph Ambrosio
30.7%35,798
Whole district: Paul Tonko wins. Called.
The leader in Albany County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 12, 3:30 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY Governor | D +32.0 | D +25.8 | D +6.1 |
| NY-20 | D +38.7 | D +25.8 | D +12.8 |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
How Albany County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 62.2% | Donald Trump | 36.7% | D +25.6 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 64.5% | Donald Trump | 33.2% | D +31.4 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 59.4% | Donald Trump | 34.2% | D +25.2 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 61.9% | Mitt Romney | 29.6% | D +32.2 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 63.8% | John McCain | 34.4% | D +29.5 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 58.6% | George W. Bush | 35.6% | D +23.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 60.3% | George W. Bush | 33.5% | D +26.8 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +1.2.
Other counties in New York
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Sources & scope
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until New York certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. New York's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.