October 27, 2022 2:00am EDT
These previously safe governor's races could flip after wild 2022 midterm campaign season
Thirty-six states holding elections for governor this year, with GOP currently controlling 28 of the 50 seats
By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News
With a week and a half to go until Election Day, a handful of gubernatorial showdowns across the country that were once believed to be anything but competitive have tightened up in the closing days of the 2022 campaign, which could result in November surprises at the ballot box.
In the high-profile race for New York State governor, where polls indicate that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Rep. Lee Zeldin are now locked in a close contest, the two candidates quickly fired away at each other in their singular debate on Tuesday.
Zeldin for weeks has been hammering Hochul over soaring crime and inflation, blasting the Democratic incumbent at the very start of their debate, charging "you’re poorer and less safe because of Kathy Hochul and extreme policies."
Hochul, formerly the state’s lieutenant governor who was sworn in as New York’s first female governor after three-term Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned in disgrace amid multiple scandals 14 months ago, fired back on crime and targeted Zeldin over his stance on abortion.
She also took aim at the conservative congressman and strong supporter of former President Trump for election denialism and his stance on climate change, calling him an "election denier" and "also a climate change denier."
Zeldin is aiming to become the first Republican in 20 years to win a gubernatorial election in blue state New York, where the latest public opinion polls indicate that Hochul’s once formidable lead has melted away.
And it’s not just New York state.
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