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Schenectady County, New York

2026 election results. Kathy Hochul (D) has 59% of the vote for governor in Schenectady County, with about 92% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 6.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Schenectady County

Governor

Kathy Hochul
58.7%31,799
Bruce Blakeman
41.3%22,403
92% counted

Statewide: Kathy Hochul wins. Called.

The leader in Schenectady 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 6, 8:19 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NY GovernorD +17.3D +10.8D +6.5
NY-20D +25.6D +10.8D +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 Schenectady County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris55.0%Donald Trump44.3%D +10.872,175
2020Joe Biden56.6%Donald Trump41.0%D +15.675,044
2016Hillary Clinton50.2%Donald Trump43.0%D +7.167,280
2012Barack Obama54.4%Mitt Romney35.3%D +19.164,933
2008Barack Obama55.3%John McCain42.6%D +12.769,778
2004John Kerry50.0%George W. Bush43.2%D +6.969,469
2000Al Gore53.1%George W. Bush41.8%D +11.366,946

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 +0.6.

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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.