Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman campaigned on Monday, Nov. 2, the day before Election Day, to urge voters to turn out. According to ABC7 New York, more than 1.7 million early votes have been cast in New York State, including more than 690,000 in New York City.
According to ABC7 New York, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman kept up their final campaign push on Monday, Nov. 2, the day before Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 3), focusing on getting out the vote. Both candidates spent the entire day rallying their supporters and urging voters to go to the polls.
Early voting turnout was high. According to ABC7 New York, over the nine days of early voting, more than 690,000 votes were cast in New York City and more than 1.7 million across New York State. Campaign officials said early voting is up 75% statewide and 65% in New York City compared with four years ago.
Gov. Hochul began campaigning Monday morning at a subway station in Harlem, targeting Democratic voters in New York City. In the evening, she is scheduled to close out the campaign with an election-eve rally in Williamsburg under the banner "New York Fights Back." House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Attorney General Letitia James, lieutenant governor candidate Adrienne Adams and State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli were reported to be joining her.
Blakeman, the Nassau County Executive, started a statewide tour in Bethpage on Long Island, then visited Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Binghamton in turn. He will end the day in Manhattan. The station reported that both campaigns are concentrating on areas with large numbers of votes. Democrats have led Republicans in New York's early voting, but it explained that Republican voters have traditionally been more likely to vote on Election Day itself.