Talk:2026 New York gubernatorial election

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Should we move Lawler to “Announcement Pending” on here?

In a video from December, Lawler noted that, “No doubt she [Kathy Hochul] is going to face a real challenge in 2026. I wonder who could beat her?” He then winked and continued with, “Hmm? I might know a guy. Anyway, that’s a video for another day.” I think it’s pretty clear from this and other evidence that he’s going to run. But the question is what do we mark the status as? Would announcement pending be appropriate or something else? Any thoughts?

https://x.com/lawler4ny/status/1871386600502136895?s=46 Dancingtudorqueen (talk) 18:09, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Announcement pending" should only be used if there is a specific timeframe for when someone is going to declare their candidacy (e.g., "within the next two weeks"). It should not be used in a situation like this. His current placement in "publicly expressed interest" is perfectly fine. BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 21:49, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Add Antonio Delgado to potential candidates

Currently Delgado is listed as "declined", however in his announcement today stating that he would not run for lieutenant governor of NY in 2026, he said that "All options are on the table." Here is the link to a tweet from Washington Post reporter about the announcement: https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1894130907151233224 2600:1700:36E0:D120:DCB0:B7A6:65DC:1E0F (talk) 01:41, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]