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Otsego County, New York

2026 election results. Bruce Blakeman (R) has 55% of the vote for governor in Otsego County, with about 91% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 2.9 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Otsego County

Governor

Bruce Blakeman
55.4%12,060
Kathy Hochul
44.6%9,712
91% counted

Statewide: Kathy Hochul wins. Called.

The leader in Otsego 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 5, 6:02 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NY GovernorR +10.8R +7.9R +2.9
NY-19R +0.8R +7.9D +7.0

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 Otsego County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2020Joe Biden46.2%Donald Trump51.2%R +5.028,088
2016Hillary Clinton40.7%Donald Trump51.8%R +11.125,668
2012Barack Obama47.8%Mitt Romney43.3%D +4.524,139
2008Barack Obama52.0%John McCain46.1%D +5.926,101
2004John Kerry46.5%George W. Bush47.9%R +1.426,652
2000Al Gore45.2%George W. Bush48.2%R +3.025,358

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 +2.0.

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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.