was Zeldin who won the Republican nomination, receiving the most votes in 48 of New York's 62 counties, including earning 76% of the vote in his native Suffolk County. Governor Candidates Nominee Lee Zeldin, U.S. representative for NY-01 (2015–present), state senator from the 3rd district (2011–2014) (running with Alison Esposito) Lost in primary Rob Astorino, Westchester County executive (2010–2017) and gubernatorial nominee in 2014 Andrew Giuliani, former special assistant to the president, Newsmax TV contributor, and son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani Harry Wilson, businessman and Republican nominee for Comptroller in 2010 Disqualified Derrick Gibson, contractor and podcast host Withdrawn Mike Carpinelli, Lewis County sheriff (endorsed Giuliani) Declined John Catsimatidis, businessman, owner of WABC radio and Gristedes Foods, and 2013 candidate for mayor of New York City Joel Giambra, Erie County executive (2000–2007) (seeking New York State Senate seat) John Katko, U.S. representative for NY-24 (2015–present) (endorsed Zeldin) Marc Molinaro, Dutchess County executive (2012–present), state assembly member from the 103rd district (2007–2011), and gubernatorial nominee in 2018 (endorsed Zeldin) (running for U.S. House) George Pataki, Governor of New York (1995–2006) Tom Reed, U.S. representative for NY-23 (2010–2022) Endorsements Debates Polling Graphical summary Results Lieutenant Governor Nominee Alison Esposito, former NYPD Deputy Inspector and commanding officer of Brooklyn's 70th Precinct Conservative primary At the 2022 Conservative Party convention, the party endorsed Congressman Lee Zeldin for governor and NYPD deputy inspector Alison Esposito for Lieutenant Governor. Governor Candidates Official designee Lee Zeldin, U.S. representative for NY-01 (2015–present), state senator from the 3rd district (2011–2014) Lieutenant Governor Candidates Official designee Alison Esposito, former New York City Police Department Deputy Inspector Working Families primary On February 8, 2022, the Working Families Party endorsed New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams for the governorship. On February 28, 2022, the party announced that their preferred candidate for Lieutenant Governor was activist Ana María Archila. Following Hochul and Delgado's respective wins in the Democratic gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial primary, the party filed to put the two Democratic nominees on the Working Families ballot line. Governor Official designee Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York (2021–present), former Lieutenant Governor of New York (2015–2021), former U.S. Representative from the 26th district (2011–2013), former Erie County Clerk (2007-2011), former Member of the Hamburg Town Board (1994-2007) Withdrawn Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate (2019–present); candidate for lieutenant governor of New York in 2018 Lieutenant Governor Official designee