Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman received the New York State Conservative Party’s nomination on Saturday.
Blakeman also received the Republican nomination at the state GOP convention last week.
“I am honored to officially be the Republican and Conservative Party candidate for Governor of New York and am grateful to Chairman Cox, Chairman Kassar and all of the delegates who share our vision for a more affordable state,” Blakeman said in a statement. “While Kathy Hochul drives up taxes and sends electricity bills soaring, we are building the coalition that will win statewide in November and restore common-sense leadership to Albany.”
He has selected Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood as a running mate.
Blakeman is the only Republican in the field after Elise Stefanik dropped out in December.
He will be up against Gov. Kathy Hochul, who chose former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate.
She’s also the only officially-declared Democrat in the primary, after Antonio Delgado dropped out last week.
“If Blakeman wins in November, Trump will be running the state of New York right alongside him,” Hochul said after the GOP convention. “That means raising costs on families, letting ICE trample on New Yorkers’ rights and waging war on New York kids.”
New York’s primary is June 23, and Election Day is Nov. 3.