Gov. Kathy C. Hochul carried Saratoga County on Nov. 3, beating Republican Bruce A. Blakeman 52,541 to 47,748 in the county’s unofficial count. Statewide, Hochul won a second full term, leading Blakeman by about 60 percent to 40 percent in the state Board of Elections’ early unofficial returns.
Saratoga County was far more competitive than the state as a whole. Hochul’s 4.8-point margin in the county was roughly a quarter of her statewide lead, a sign of how evenly divided the county’s electorate is in top-of-the-ticket races.
Quick Facts
- Office
- Governor of New York
- Saratoga County leader
- Kathy C. Hochul (Democratic, Working Families)
- Runner-up
- Bruce A. Blakeman (Republican, Conservative, VA line)
- County result
- 52,541 to 47,748 (52.4% to 47.6%)
- County margin
- 4,793 votes, 4.8 points
- Statewide
- Hochul reelected
- Status
- Unofficial; absentee, military and affidavit ballots not yet added
THE RESULTS
Hochul won 52.4 percent of the votes cast for candidates in Saratoga County, a margin of 4,793 votes. The county cast 101,777 ballots in all, about 56.3 percent of its active registered voters, according to the county’s unofficial results, with all 204 districts reporting.
Governor: how Saratoga County voted
Saratoga County votes only. Bars split by party line. Unofficial.
Kathy C. HochulDemocratic, Working Families
52,541 (52.4%)
Bruce A. BlakemanRepublican, Conservative, VA line
47,748 (47.6%)
Write-ins
254
Left blank (undervotes)
1,165
DemocraticWorking FamiliesRepublicanConservativeVA lineWrite-ins and blanks
Source: Saratoga County Board of Elections, unofficial results, 204 of 204 precincts, Nov. 3, 2026
Kathy C. Hochul led Bruce A. Blakeman, 52,541 to 47,748, in Saratoga County. Write-ins: 254. Left blank: 1,165. Overvotes: 50.
The county will add absentee, military and affidavit ballots before certifying later in November. Those ballots will not change the statewide outcome, but they could move Hochul’s final share in the county by a few tenths of a point in either direction.
HOW THE VOTE BROKE DOWN
Hochul drew 48,656 votes on the Democratic line and 3,885 on the Working Families line. Blakeman drew 41,354 on the Republican line, 5,552 on the Conservative line and 842 on a third line listed as VA in the county report. Voters cast 254 write-ins and left 1,165 ballots blank.
The Democratic line alone outpolled the Republican line by 7,302 votes, more than the overall margin. Blakeman’s Conservative votes narrowed the gap, but the Working Families line kept Hochul ahead. Only 1.1 percent of county ballots skipped the governor’s race.
Saratoga Lake from Route 9P in Malta. Hochul won 52.4 percent of the county’s vote for governor. (Photo: Tyler A. McNeil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
HOW IT COMPARES
Hochul ran behind Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli in the county but slightly ahead of Attorney General Letitia A. James. The chart compares the Democratic candidate’s county share across the six statewide, congressional and state Senate races on the county’s 2026 ballot.
Democratic candidate's share of the Saratoga County vote, 2026
Share of votes cast for candidates in Saratoga County only, all party lines combined. Unofficial.
ComptrollerThomas P. DiNapoli
59.4%
NY-20Paul D. Tonko
58.4%
GovernorKathy C. Hochul
52.4%
Attorney GeneralLetitia A. James
51.8%
NY-21Blake Gendebien
50.7%
Senate 44Sarah F. Rogerson
48.8%
This raceOther 2026 races
Source: Saratoga County Board of Elections, unofficial results, 204 of 204 precincts, Nov. 3, 2026
County results only. District-wide and statewide results differ.
Down the ballot, county voters split their tickets. They backed Republican Sen. Jim Tedisco over Democrat Sarah F. Rogerson in the 44th Senate District, even though Rogerson won the seat district-wide, and returned Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh, a Republican, in the 112th District.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Hochul’s new term begins Jan. 1, 2027. The state Board of Elections will certify the statewide result after every county completes its canvass, and PagPol will update Saratoga County’s numbers when the county certifies its own count later in November.
For results in every Saratoga County race, plus the officials who represent each town, visit PagPol’s Saratoga County page or subscribe to the Saratoga County newsletter. PagPol will update these results when the county adds absentee, military and affidavit ballots and certifies the count.
