Hochul wins spot on Democratic Party ticket; Delgado falls short

(The Center Square) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul easily secured backing of the state Democratic Party to be the nominee for governor Friday, fending off a longshot challenge from her lieutenant governor.

Hochul received just over 85% of the weighted vote among the state Democratic Committee at Friday’s convention in Syracuse, setting the stage for a likely showdown with Nassau County Republican Executive Bruce Blakeman in the Nov. 3 election.

“It’s with great pride that I accept your nomination to once again serve as the daughter of the great state of New York,” Hochul said. “As a young political science student, there are two realities I never dreamed possible: That I’d be elected the governor of my home state, but second, that the pillars of our very democracy, justice, truth, the rule of law, would be under attack, not by a foreign power, but by our own president.”

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado received 14% of the delegate vote, falling short of the 25% he needed to automatically get a ...