Gov. Kathy Hochul won a full term on Tuesday night despite a surprisingly strong race run by longshot Republican challenger Lee Zeldin — who refused to concede the election.
Hochul’s victory was first called by NBC News just after 11 p.m., and she gave a triumphal speech to a crowd of supporters in Manhattan a short time later.
“Tonight you made your voices heard loud and clear,” she said.
“And you made me the first woman ever elected to be the governor of the state of New York. But I’m not here to make history, I’m here to make a difference.”
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