SourceLine Count for Cortland County
Election Districts Reporting: 12,199 of 13,187
The Associated Press projects Kathy Hochul the winner (by 10:37 pm Eastern). Results are unofficial until New York certifies them.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
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| Kathy C. Hochul / Adrienne E. Adams DEM, WOR | 3,569,429 | 59.2% |
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| Bruce A. Blakeman / Todd Hood REP, CON, Vote Affordable | 2,389,609 | 39.6% |
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| Write-in | 12,604 | 0.2% |
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The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.
Source: New York State Board of Elections, posted November 6, 4:28 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.
Election Districts Reporting: 12,199 of 13,187
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Letitia A. James DEM, WOR | 3,550,366 | 58.9% |
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| Saritha Komatireddy REP, CON | 2,343,548 | 38.9% |
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| Write-in | 4,363 | 0.1% |
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The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.
Source: New York State Board of Elections, posted November 6, 4:28 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.
Election Districts Reporting: 12,199 of 13,187
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Thomas P. DiNapoli DEM, WOR | 3,787,042 | 62.8% |
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| Joseph Hernandez REP, CON | 2,071,557 | 34.4% |
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| Write-in | 5,243 | 0.1% |
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The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.
Source: New York State Board of Elections, posted November 6, 4:28 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.
SourceLine hasn't updated every race here yet. Every race: New York State Board of Elections.
What was on the ballot in Cortland County
- U.S. Senate. Neither of New York's Senate seats was on the ballot this year.
- U.S. House. All 26 of the state's seats were on the ballot.
- Governor. New York elected its governor this year.
- State and local races and questions. Every count is posted by the New York State Board of Elections, which lists every race on the ballot.
SourceLine Count · Where It Stands
The Associated Press projects Kathy Hochul the winner (by 10:37 pm Eastern). Results are unofficial until New York certifies them.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Kathy C. Hochul / Adrienne E. Adams DEM, WOR | 3,569,429 | 59.2% |
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| Bruce A. Blakeman / Todd Hood REP, CON, Vote Affordable | 2,389,609 | 39.6% |
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| Write-in | 12,604 | 0.2% |
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Source: New York State Board of Elections. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.
Their records and the three tests
- Black voters can decide it. Black citizens are 14.3 percent of New York citizens old enough to vote, more than the 6.39 point margin in the 2022 race for governor.
- Broad power. The governor signs or vetoes every New York law, proposes the state budget and runs the state agencies. Governor and lieutenant governor run together as a ticket.
- History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.
Kathy Hochul incumbent
- Ballot line
- Democratic and Working Families lines
- Public office now
- Governor, State of New York (SourceLine officeholder record)
- Campaign money
- State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet
Bruce Blakeman
- Ballot line
- Republican, Conservative and Vote Affordable lines
- Public office
- Not on SourceLine yet
- Campaign money
- State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet
The candidate with the most votes wins. A candidate can appear on more than one party line, and the votes on every line are added together.
Candidates: The Green Papers and Wikipedia, checked November 2, 2026; results from the New York State Board of Elections. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: Council of State Governments, The Book of the States 2023, table 6.7, voting statistics of gubernatorial elections; agrees with Wikipedia summary of the certified results. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
SourceLine Count · Where It Stands
Ahead in the count: Letitia A. James (DEM, WOR). Unofficial until New York certifies the results.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Letitia A. James DEM, WOR | 3,550,366 | 58.9% |
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| Saritha Komatireddy REP, CON | 2,343,548 | 38.9% |
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| Write-in | 4,363 | 0.1% |
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Source: New York State Board of Elections. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.
Their records and the three tests
- Black voters can decide it. Black citizens are 14.3 percent of New York citizens old enough to vote, more than the 9.3 point margin in the 2022 race for attorney general.
- Broad power. The attorney general is the state's top lawyer: the office defends state laws in court, protects consumers and brings cases for the state.
- History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.
Letitia James incumbent
- Ballot line
- Democrat
- Public office now
- Attorney General, New York, statewide (SourceLine officeholder record)
- Campaign money
- State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet
Saritha Komatireddy
- Ballot line
- Republican
- Public office
- Not on SourceLine yet
- Campaign money
- State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet
The candidate with the most votes wins. A candidate can appear on more than one party line, and the votes on every line are added together.
Candidates: The Green Papers and Wikipedia, checked November 2, 2026; major party nominees; see the official ballot for every candidate; results from the New York State Board of Elections. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: New York State Board of Elections, certified results database, November 8, 2022 general election, attorney general. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
More races
SourceLine Count · Where It Stands
Ahead in the count: Thomas P. DiNapoli (DEM, WOR). Unofficial until New York certifies the results.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Thomas P. DiNapoli DEM, WOR | 3,787,042 | 62.8% |
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| Joseph Hernandez REP, CON | 2,071,557 | 34.4% |
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| Write-in | 5,243 | 0.1% |
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Source: New York State Board of Elections. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.
Their records and the three tests
- Black voters can decide it (not met). Black citizens are 14.3 percent of New York citizens old enough to vote. The last race for this office was not close enough for that share to decide it.
- Broad power. The comptroller audits state and local government spending and manages the state pension fund.
- History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.
The candidate with the most votes wins. A candidate can appear on more than one party line, and the votes on every line are added together.
Candidates: The Green Papers and Wikipedia, checked November 2, 2026; major party nominees; see the official ballot for every candidate; results from the New York State Board of Elections. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: New York State Board of Elections, certified results database, November 8, 2022 general election, state comptroller. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Black Vote Power in Cortland County
2% of citizens old enough to vote in Cortland County, New York are Black: 760 of 37,330 (2020 to 2024).
What It Means Here
In any race here decided by fewer points than 2, whether Black citizens turn out and how they vote can decide the result. This counts citizens old enough to vote, not registered voters or turnout, which are counted separately.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey five year estimates, citizen voting age population.
Ballots counted beside 2022
SourceLine hasn't updated ballots counted here yet. Turnout appears here beside the 2022 general election.
Who represents Cortland County now
U.S. Senate
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Democrat
- Charles E. Schumer, Democrat
Your U.S. House member and state legislators depend on your street address. Look up your address.
Local officials
Local officials: Not on SourceLine yet
Local votes: Not on SourceLine yet
More about Cortland County
When it becomes final
The state certifies its results on the schedule in state law; the date is not on SourceLine yet. Until then every number here is a SourceLine Count, labelled Where It Stands and not yet certified. Once certified, races read On the Record.
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