Experts told Newsweek that it's not impossible for Zeldin to be the first Republican governor elected in New York since George Pataki in 1994.
At this point in the election cycle, much of Zeldin's fate will be left up to voter turnout, which recent history in New York shows will benefit Democrats. Despite the unanticipated Republican gains in polls, data from the state Board of Elections shows that the state has only become bluer since the last gubernatorial election in 2018. According to data released Tuesday, registered Democrats outnumber Republicans more than 2-to-1.
New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Representative Lee Zeldin during a press conference at the entrance to the Rikers Island prison complex on October 24, 2022, in New York City. In recent weeks, Zeldin has narrowed his polling deficit to Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, making the New York race much more closely watched.
"Democrats cannot take for granted that they're gonna win that race," Mona Kleinberg, an assistant professor at Queens College of the City University of New York, told
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