New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Adrienne Adams are busy opening campaign field offices across the five boroughs, ramping up efforts to get out the vote ahead of the November election.
Hochul, the state’s first woman governor, selected Adams, the city’s first Black woman City Council Speaker, as her running mate in February. Now, as an unprecedented two-woman ticket, they’re looking to make history.
“I did not expect to come back into politics,” said Adams at the field office opening in Flatbush, Brooklyn on Aug. 26. “The only person that could’ve pulled me back into politics once I said goodbye happily was Governor Kathy Hochul. … I’ve known her since 2014. …We became each other’s sounding boards at different times during our work.”
“We intend to fight, and we intend to win,” continued Adams. “I know unfortunately our track record as voters has become abysmal in New York, so when I say, and I plead to you this evening, please, please do everything you can do get out the vote.”
Hochul and Adams –– strong frontrunners since winning the June primary –– will face Republican primary winner, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the general election. According to the latest Siena University Poll from August 2026, Hochul leads Blakeman by roughly a 10-point margin. The poll pointed out that the bulk of Hochul’s support comes from Democrats and voters in New York City, primarily with women, Latinos and Black voters, said the poll.
“There’s so much going on in Washington and beyond that, quite frankly, freaks us all out. There’s not a moment where we can rest and say our nation is in good hands because it’s just not. The work that we must do over the next 69 days is democracy building,” said Rep. Yvette Clarke, who joined in to celebrate with Adams, volunteers, and supporters in attendance. “That’s what our organizing is truly about. We are in the grips of an authoritarian slide.”
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, former Assemblymember Annette Robinson, NAACP Brooklyn Chapter President Joan Alexander-Bakiriddin, and Brooklyn Councilmember Rita Joseph were also in attendance.
Former Assemblymember Annette Robinson joined the volunteers that are campaigning for Hochul and Adams on Aug. 26. (Ariama C. Long photos) 
Outside the new Flatbush field office for Gov Hochul and LG nominee Adrienne Adams. (Ariama C. Long photos) 
Governor Kathy Hochul and LG nominee Adrienne Adams at the opening of a field office in Jamaica, Queens, on Thursday, August 27, 2026. (Contributed by Hochul’s campaign)
Hochul’s ground team plans to phonebank, door knock, and canvass for Democrats up and down the ballot in the state from now until Election Day. They’re also leaning heavily on the hope that they can flip seats in this midterm to sway power away from President Donald Trump and the influence of MAGA Republicans in the House and Senate.
“Two years ago, I was right here at the PDP campaign office, and together we worked tirelessly to bring victory home,” said community organizer Jabaran Akram. “We built a strong coalition, mobilized our communities, and got the job done. This year, we’re back — and we’re ready to do it again. We know what it takes to win, and together, we’re going to bring another victory home for Governor Hochul and Speaker Adams.”
