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Dutchess County, New York

2026 election results. Kathy Hochul (D) got 56% of the vote for governor in Dutchess County. The margin is 7.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Dutchess County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Dutchess County

Governor

Kathy Hochul
56.2%63,452
Bruce Blakeman
43.8%49,458
97% counted

Statewide: Kathy Hochul wins. Called.

U.S. House: New York 17th District

Michael Lawler
55.3%9,670
Cait Conley
44.7%7,811
97% counted

Only part of Dutchess County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Cait Conley wins. Called.

U.S. House: New York 18th District

Pat Ryan
63.3%60,296
Jackie Auringer
36.7%35,026
97% counted

Only part of Dutchess County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Pat Ryan wins. Called.

The leader in Dutchess 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 3, 9:31 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NY GovernorD +12.4D +5.4D +7.0
NY-17 part of the countyR +10.6R +19.5D +8.9
NY-18 part of the countyD +26.5D +10.0D +16.5

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 Dutchess County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris52.5%Donald Trump47.1%D +5.4152,493
2020Joe Biden53.9%Donald Trump44.3%D +9.6151,116
2016Hillary Clinton47.6%Donald Trump47.2%D +0.4130,934
2012Barack Obama50.2%Mitt Romney39.0%D +11.2123,705
2008Barack Obama53.7%John McCain45.1%D +8.6132,254
2004John Kerry45.6%George W. Bush47.9%R +2.3123,881
2000Al Gore46.9%George W. Bush47.1%R +0.2111,762

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 D +5.6.

Other counties in New York

New York results

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.