Governor
Kathy Hochul
52.9%33,182
Bruce Blakeman
47.1%29,600
Statewide: Kathy Hochul wins. Called.
Rensselaer County, New York
2026 election results. Kathy Hochul (D) got 53% of the vote for governor in Rensselaer County. The margin is 4.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Rensselaer County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.
2026 results in Rensselaer County
U.S. House: New York 19th District
Josh Riley
54.4%17,121
Peter Oberacker
45.6%14,376
Only part of Rensselaer County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Josh Riley wins. Called.
U.S. House: New York 20th District
Paul Tonko
60.4%18,836
Ralph Ambrosio
39.6%12,369
Only part of Rensselaer County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Paul Tonko wins. Called.
The leader in Rensselaer 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 10, 5:00 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY Governor | D +5.7 | D +1.4 | D +4.3 |
| NY-19 part of the county | D +8.7 | R +3.3 | D +12.0 |
| NY-20 part of the county | D +20.7 | D +5.9 | D +14.8 |
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 Rensselaer County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 50.4% | Donald Trump | 49.1% | D +1.4 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 51.6% | Donald Trump | 46.0% | D +5.6 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 45.7% | Donald Trump | 47.1% | R +1.4 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 52.0% | Mitt Romney | 36.6% | D +15.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 53.7% | John McCain | 44.4% | D +9.3 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 47.9% | George W. Bush | 44.5% | D +3.4 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 50.9% | George W. Bush | 43.2% | D +7.7 |
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 +6.3.
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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.