New York will have its first all-female statewide ticket this fall. Governor Kathy Hochul has chosen former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate for the Democratic reelection campaign.
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Exciting announcement: I have a running mate.
I picked a New Yorker from Southeast Queens. Someone who grew up in a union household, just like I did. A fighter who knows how to deliver for New York.
Welcome to the team my friend – and our next Lieutenant Governor –… pic.twitter.com/Lqv51fRm9d
— Kathy Hochul (@KathyHochul) February 4, 2026
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Adams replaces current Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, who is now challenging Hochul in the Democratic primary.
On Wednesday, Delgado announced India Walton as his running mate. Back in 2021, just months after securing the Democratic Party’s nomination for Buffalo Mayor, she lost to the incumbent, Byron Brown, who launched a successful write-in campaign.
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Today, I am proud to announce India Walton as my running mate in our campaign to become the next Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York.
India is a proven fighter for the working class. A mother from Buffalo and committed activist, India energized new, often overlooked… pic.twitter.com/1oC8BzLGLu
— Antonio Delgado for Governor (@DelgadoforNY) February 4, 2026
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Nassau County Executive and Republican candidate for governor Bruce Blakeman criticized Governor Hochul’s choice for running mate, saying she selected a candidate he called too far left. Blakeman claimed the pick supported policies that worsened the migrant crisis, cut one billion dollars from the NYPD budget, and drove jobs out of New York to other states.
