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Herkimer County, New York

2026 election results. Bruce Blakeman (R) got 70% of the vote for governor in Herkimer County. The margin is 4.5 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Herkimer County

Governor

Bruce Blakeman
70.5%15,381
Kathy Hochul
29.5%6,444
97% counted

Statewide: Kathy Hochul wins. Called.

The leader in Herkimer 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, 10:00 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NY GovernorR +40.9R +36.4R +4.5
NY-21R +18.5R +36.4D +18.0

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 Herkimer County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2020Joe Biden33.9%Donald Trump64.4%R +30.529,321
2016Hillary Clinton30.8%Donald Trump63.6%R +32.826,255
2012Barack Obama43.2%Mitt Romney48.6%R +5.425,040
2008Barack Obama44.5%John McCain53.8%R +9.327,184
2004John Kerry40.2%George W. Bush53.9%R +13.728,310
2000Al Gore44.1%George W. Bush51.1%R +6.927,705

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 +23.5.

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.