Republican Bruce Blakeman is entering the 2026 New York governor’s race, sources tell CBS News New York.

The two-term Nassau County executive is expected to make a formal announcement about his campaign on Tuesday. 

Blakeman won reelection in November and will now challenge upstate Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for the GOP’s nomination for governor. 

“They are both great people,” President Trump said Monday when asked if he would be making an endorsement. 

Incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, is seeking reelection to a second full term. She defeated Lee Zeldin, another Long Island Republican, in 2022. 

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