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They appeared within three hours of each other as they crossed the state.
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The position can prove to be an important one. Twice in the past fifteen years, a lieutenant governor in New York found themselves suddenly elevated to governor.
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More than 700 primary voters have already chosen which candidate they’d like to see for governor on the November ballot.
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The Siena College poll finds Democratic and Republican voters back the new gun control laws and abortion protections approved by Hochul and the legislature
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It’s less than three weeks until New York state’s primary for governor, and so far, it seems the contest is Governor Kathy Hochul’s to lose. While she’s ahead of her two challengers, Hochul does have some potential vulnerabilities.
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Republican candidates for governor continue to visit cities across the state ahead of the primary, which is just three weeks away. Early voting in Onondaga County actually begins less than two weeks from now.
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New York State’s gubernatorial primary is less than four weeks away, so the Syracuse area can expect to see the candidates make campaign stops as they crisscross the state.
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The governor’s choice of a new second in command comes three weeks after former lieutenant governor Brian Benjamin was indicted on federal corruption charges and resigned from office.
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Benjamin resigned as lieutenant governor earlier this month after he was indicted on federal corruption charges. But under state law, he has to remain on the June primary ballot as Hochul’s running mate unless he dies, runs for another office, or moves out of state.
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New York Republicans met to nominate Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin as their candidate for governor. But he faces a primary challenge from other candidates, including Harry Wilson, and Andrew Giuliani, who upstaged the convention when he brought his father, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.