General Election results: Hochul, Torres, Avila Chevalier win the vote

New and old faces secured their seats in city, state and federal leadership positions Nov. 3. 

In New York City, polls closed at 9 p.m., and The Associated Press began announcing race winners shortly thereafter. As of midday Nov. 4, more poll numbers have rolled in through both the city and state board of elections. 

While some votes remain outstanding and final results have not yet been certified, the current board of elections results below provide an update to the numbers that were available by press time.

According to the New York City Board of Elections, these unofficial vote counts, which begin populating at the close of polls, do not include3 absentee ballots. After all absentee ballots are received and counted, the board of elections will release certified results. 

Below are the results of several contested races of local importance.

New York Governor

Unofficial results available from the New York State Board of Elections as of 12 p.m. Nov. 4, with 12,176 of 13,187 election districts reporting. 

Incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul won re-election in the gubernatorial race against Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman, alongside running mate Adrienne Adams.

Kathy C. Hochul / Adrienne E. Adams

• Votes: 3,488,504
• Percentage of vote: 59.13%

Bruce A. Blakeman / Todd Hood

• Votes: 2,340,155
• Percentage of vote: 39.66%

Representative in Congress, 13th Congressional District

Unofficial results available from the New York City Board of Elections as of 12 p.m. Nov. 4, with  98.96% of scanners reporting. 

After ousting incumbent U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the Democratic primary, Darializa Avila Chevalier secured her seat in Congress during the General Election against Republican candidate Jomo M. Williams. 

Darializa Avila Chevalier

• Votes: 141,014
• Percentage of vote: 87.52%

Jomo M. Williams

• Votes: 18,308
• Percentage of vote: 11.36%

Representative in Congress, 15th Congressional District

Unofficial results available from the New York City Board of Elections as of 12 p.m. Nov. 4, with  98.19% of scanners reporting. 

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres won re-election against multiple challengers on the ballot: Stylo Sapaskis with the Republican Party, Gonzalo Duran with the Conservative Party, Andre Easton with the Party for Socialism and Liberation and Jose Vega with the Speak the Truth Party. 

Ritchie Torres

• Votes: 93,812
• Percentage of vote: 76.79%

Stylo Sapaskis

• Votes: 13,004
• Percentage of vote: 10.64%

Gonzalo Duran

• Votes: 2,075
• Percentage of vote: 1.70%

Andre Easton

• Votes: 10,647
• Percentage of vote: 8.71%

Jose Vega

• Votes: 2,348
• Percentage of vote: 1.92%

Attorney General

Unofficial results available from the New York State Board of Elections as of 12:30 p.m. Nov. 4, with 12,176 of 13,187 election districts reporting. 

Incumbent New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, won re-election over Republican challenger, Saritha Komatireddy.

Letitia A. James

• Votes: 3,471,075
• Percentage of vote: 58.85%

Saritha Komatireddy

• Votes: 2,293,822
• Percentage of vote: 38.89 %

State Comptroller

Unofficial results available from the New York State Board of Elections as of 12:30 p.m. Nov. 4, with 12,176 of 13,187 election districts reporting. 

Democratic New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli secured another term in office against Republican challenger Joseph Hernandez. 

Thomas P. DiNapoli

• Votes: 3,702,856
• Percentage of vote: 62.78%

Joseph Hernandez

• Votes: 2,028,717
• Percentage of vote: 34.40%