Thank You, Lee Zeldin

There are no moral victories in elections, but losing candidates can nonetheless have a positive effect for their party if they pull other candidates to victory. Lee Zeldin’s remarkable performance in New York is an example of how a losing candidate can do just that.

As of now, with 94 percent reporting, Zeldin has won 47.4 percent of the vote in New York, with incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul winning 52.6 percent. That’s a comfortable win for Hochul, but it’s the best performance for a Republican gubernatorial candidate in New York in 20 years. Since George Pataki won in 2002 with 49.4 percent of the vote, here are the performances of GOP gubernatorial candidates in New York:

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Dominic Pino

Dominic Pino is a former economics editor and Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review and the former host of the American Institute for Economic Research podcast Econception.

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There are no moral victories in elections, but losing candidates can nonetheless have a positive effect for their party if they pull other candidates to victory. Lee Zeldin’s remarkable performance in New York is an example of how a losing candidate can do just that.

As of now, with 94 percent reporting, Zeldin has won 47.4 percent of the vote in New York, with incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul winning 52.6 percent. That’s a comfortable win for Hochul, but it’s the best performance for a Republican gubernatorial candidate in New York in 20 years. Since George Pataki won in 2002 with 49.4 percent of the vote, here are the performances of GOP gubernatorial candidates in New York:

About the Author

Dominic Pino

Dominic Pino is a former economics editor and Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review and the former host of the American Institute for Economic Research podcast Econception.