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Ulster County, New York

2026 election results. Kathy Hochul (D) got 63% of the vote for governor in Ulster County. The margin is 6.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Ulster County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Ulster County

Governor

Kathy Hochul
62.6%48,559
Bruce Blakeman
37.4%28,971
97% counted

Statewide: Kathy Hochul wins. Called.

U.S. House: New York 18th District

Pat Ryan
68.7%35,444
Jackie Auringer
31.3%16,153
97% counted

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

U.S. House: New York 19th District

Josh Riley
63.3%16,317
Peter Oberacker
36.7%9,477
97% counted

Only part of Ulster County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Josh Riley wins. Called.

The leader in Ulster 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 12, 3:30 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NY GovernorD +25.3D +18.7D +6.6
NY-18 part of the countyD +37.4D +21.7D +15.7
NY-19 part of the countyD +26.5D +12.4D +14.1

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 Ulster County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris59.2%Donald Trump40.6%D +18.697,944
2020Joe Biden59.5%Donald Trump38.6%D +20.997,430
2016Hillary Clinton51.7%Donald Trump41.8%D +10.081,355
2012Barack Obama56.0%Mitt Romney32.7%D +23.378,315
2008Barack Obama60.8%John McCain37.6%D +23.186,461
2004John Kerry51.9%George W. Bush40.2%D +11.787,712
2000Al Gore48.8%George W. Bush42.8%D +6.078,225

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 +12.6.

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.