Antonio Delgado

{{Short description|American attorney and politician (born 1977)}}

{{about|the New York politician|other uses|Antonio Delgado (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Antonio Delgado

| image = LG Antonio Delgado Portrait.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2024

| office = Lieutenant Governor of New York

| governor = Kathy Hochul

| term_start = May 25, 2022

| term_end =

| predecessor = Andrea Stewart-Cousins (acting)

| successor =

| state1 = New York

| district1 = {{ushr|NY|19|19th}}

| term_start1 = January 3, 2019

| term_end1 = May 25, 2022

| predecessor1 = John Faso

| successor1 = Pat Ryan

| birth_name = Antonio Ramon Delgado

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|1|28}}

| birth_place = Schenectady, New York, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = {{marriage|Lacey Schwartz|2011}}

| children = 2

| education = {{ubl|Colgate University (BA)|Queen's College, Oxford (MA)|Harvard University (JD)}}

| signature =

}}

Antonio Ramon Delgado (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the lieutenant governor of New York since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Delgado served as the U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district from 2019 to 2022. He is the first African–American and first person of Latino descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York{{Cite news|url=https://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/antonio-delgado-makes-history/Content?oid=6769801|title=Democrat Antonio Delgado has defeated Republican incumbent John Faso|last=Solender|first=Andrew|work=Chronogram Magazine|access-date=November 9, 2018}} as well as the first Latino to hold statewide office in New York.{{cite news |last1=Price |first1=Michelle L. |title=Delgado becomes 1st New York Lt. governor with Latino roots |language=en |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/delgado-1st-york-lt-governor-latino-roots-84978846 |access-date=June 21, 2022}}

On May 3, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she had appointed Delgado to the then-vacant office of lieutenant governor of New York. Delgado was sworn in on May 25, 2022. On November 8, 2022, Delgado was elected to a full term as lieutenant governor. Following public disagreements with Hochul, Delgado stated in February 2025 that he would not seek reelection as lieutenant governor in 2026. In June 2025, Delgado announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York in 2026.

Early life, education, and early career

Delgado was born on January 28, 1977, in Schenectady, New York,{{Cite web|url=https://insideelections.com/news/article/candidate-conversation-antonio-delgado-d|title=Candidate Conversation - Antonio Delgado (D) {{!}} News & Analysis |publisher=Inside Elections |access-date=November 7, 2018}} to Tony Delgado and Thelma P. Hill.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/fashion/weddings/lacey-schwartz-antonio-delgado-weddings.html |title=Lacey Schwartz, Antonio Delgado: Weddings |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 25, 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2018}} He is African American and has Cape Verdean and Latino ancestry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news10.com/news/celebrating-hispanic-heritage-antonio-delgados-road-to-politics/|title=Hispanic Heritage: Antonio Delgado's road to politics|date=October 4, 2023|website=news10.com}} Delgado has three younger brothers and grew up in Schenectady's Hamilton Hill neighborhood.{{cite news |author=Jake Lahut |date=July 29, 2018 |title=Humble roots to the 'big tent' - Schenectady native Delgado has his eyes on Congress |url=https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/07/29/humble-roots-to-the-big-tent-schenectady-native-delgado-has-his-eyes-on-congress |access-date=October 20, 2018 |newspaper=The Daily Gazette |location=Schenectady, N.Y.}}

Delgado attended Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School and played for the school's basketball team. In his senior year, The Daily Gazette named Delgado to its all-area second team. He then enrolled at Colgate University and played for the Colgate Raiders men's basketball team alongside future Golden State Warriors player Adonal Foyle.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/antonio-delgado-clinches-democratic-nomination-makes-history-in-ny19/Content?oid=5264804|title=Antonio Delgado clinches Democratic nomination, makes history in NY19|last=Solender|first=Andrew|work=Chronogram Magazine|access-date=November 9, 2018}} Delgado graduated from Colgate in 1999{{cite news|author=Jim Schiltz |url=https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/05/14/delgado-played-basketball-too/ |title=Congressional candidate Delgado played basketball, too |newspaper=The Daily Gazette |location=Schenectady, N.Y. |date=May 16, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}} and earned a Rhodes Scholarship to study at The Queen's College, Oxford, from which he received a Master of Arts in 2001.{{Cite web |last=Washington |first=K. C. |date=August 4, 2019 |title=Antonio Delgado (1977- ) • |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/antonio-delgado-1977/ |access-date=January 13, 2024 |language=en-US}} In 2005, Delgado graduated from Harvard Law School.

After law school, Delgado moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and worked in the music industry.{{cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Matthew |url=https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/275309/democrat-antonio-delgado-makes-ny-19-bid-official/ |title=Democrat Antonio Delgado makes NY-19 bid official - Capitol Confidential |publisher=Blog.timesunion.com |date=June 5, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2018}} In 2007, he released a socially conscious rap album under the stage name "AD the Voice".{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/nyregion/antonio-delgado-rapper.html |title=He's a Rhodes Scholar. The G.O.P. Keeps Calling Him a 'Big-City Rapper.' |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 11, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}{{cite news |last=Grady |first=Constance |url=https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/7/18/17583044/antonio-delgado-congress-rap-new-york-john-faso-campaign-ads |title=Republican TV ad criticizes Antonio Delgado's rap career |publisher=Vox |date=September 12, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}} He then worked as a litigator in the New York office of the law firm Akin Gump.{{cite news |last=Bragg |first=Chris |url=https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Faso-opponent-new-to-the-19th-District-12909994.php |title=Faso opponent new to the 19th District |newspaper=Times Union |location=Albany, N.Y. |date=May 12, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}

U.S. House of Representatives

= Elections =

==2018==

{{See also|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 19}}

In the 2018 elections, Delgado ran for the United States House of Representatives in {{ushr|NY|19}}. He defeated six other candidates in the Democratic primary election and faced incumbent Republican John Faso in the November 6 general election.{{cite news |author=Audrey Russo |date=June 27, 2018 |title=Rhinebeck lawyer Antonio Delgado declares victory in 19th District Democratic primary |publisher=WKTV |location=Utica, N.Y. |url=https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Rhinebeck-lawyer-Antonio-Delgado-wins-19th-district-Democratic-primary-486638111.html|access-date=December 9, 2018}}

During the campaign, Delgado criticized Faso for voting against the Affordable Care Act.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/06/new-york-19th-district-house-election-results-john-faso-vs-antonio-delgado.html|title=Democrat Delgado projected to unseat GOP Rep. John Faso in New York House district|last=Pramuk|first=Jacob|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=CNBC|access-date=November 7, 2018}} Faso, alongside the Congressional Leadership Fund and the National Republican Congressional Committee, attacked Delgado's former rap career,{{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2018/08/17/house-candidates-offensive-rap-lyrics-called-out-in-attack-ad/|title=House candidate's 'offensive' rap lyrics called out in attack ad|date=August 17, 2018|work=New York Post|access-date=November 9, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/26/18025690/antonio-delgado-critcism-rapper-congress-new-york-nrcc-faso|title=A new attack ad says Antonio Delgado's rap career is "offensive"|work=Vox|access-date=November 9, 2018}} calling Delgado as a "big-city rapper".{{Cite news|url=https://www.theroot.com/republicans-lose-ny-house-seat-to-democrat-they-called-1830284648|title=Republicans Lose NY House Seat to Democrat They Called a 'Big-City Rapper,' Which Is Now a Slur, I Guess|last=Degraffinried|first=Natalie|work=The Root|access-date=November 9, 2018}} The New York Times Editorial Board condemned the attacks as "race-baiting".{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/opinion/editorials/john-faso-antonio-delgado-congress-19th.html|title=Opinion {{!}} John Faso Is Race-Baiting His Opponent|work=The New York Times |date=July 19, 2018 |access-date=November 9, 2018}}

Delgado won the general election with 132,001 votes to Faso's 124,408.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.ny.gov/ENR/NYSENRAccessible.html|title=NY Election Night Results|website=www.elections.ny.gov}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ebony.com/news-views/2018-midterm-election-coverage|title=Rhodes Scholar Antonio Delgado is Headed to Congress |date=November 7, 2018|work=Ebony|access-date=November 7, 2018}} He was sworn into office on January 3, 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/local-news/delgado-sworn-in-as-mid-hudson-valley-congressman-says-ending/article_c0013de0-0f62-11e9-aee7-3f9515aabc29.html |title=Delgado sworn in as Mid-Hudson Valley congressman, says ending partial shutdown is of 'utmost importance' |first=Ariél |last=Zangla |work=Daily Freeman |access-date=March 7, 2019 |date=January 3, 2019}}

==2020==

{{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 19}}

Delgado ran for a second term in 2020. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Kyle Van De Water, an attorney and former trustee of the village of Millbrook, New York,{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Paul |title=Republican Kyle Van De Water of Millbrook joins race for 19th Congressional District seat |url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/elections/republican-kyle-van-de-water-of-millbrook-joins-race-for-19th-congressional-district-seat/article_e8b29fba-4d0d-11ea-9c1d-0b1f62bba2fd.html |website=Daily Freeman |access-date=April 15, 2020 |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913095056/https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/elections/republican-kyle-van-de-water-of-millbrook-joins-race-for-19th-congressional-district-seat/article_e8b29fba-4d0d-11ea-9c1d-0b1f62bba2fd.html |url-status=dead }} in the general election with 192,100 votes to Van De Water's 151,475.{{cite web |title=2020 Election Results |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/2020ElectionResults.html |website=New York State Board of Elections |access-date=December 3, 2020}}

=Tenure=

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Delgado is the first person of either African–American or Latino descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York.

Delgado had 18 bills signed into law as a member of Congress, including the Small Business Relief Accessibility Act, the Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act, the Improving Benefits for Underserved Veterans Act, and the Direct Support for Communities Act.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/u-s-rep-antonio-delgado-is-nys-new-lieutenant-governor-hochul-says/3672430/|title=U.S. Rep Antonio Delgado Is NY's New Lieutenant Governor, Hochul Says|date=May 3, 2022|website=nbcnewyork.com}} He voted to impeach President Donald Trump in 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/18/us/politics/trump-impeachment-vote.html|title=Impeachment Results: How Democrats and Republicans Voted|first1=Weiyi|last1=Cai|first2=K. K. Rebecca|last2=Lai|first3=Alicia|last3=Parlapiano|first4=Jeremy|last4=White|first5=Larry|last5=Buchanan|date=December 18, 2019|via=NYTimes.com}} and again in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/albany/2021/01/13/how-new-york-house-members-voted-impeaching-donald-trump/4145029001/|title=How New York House members voted on impeaching Donald Trump|first=Joseph|last=Spector|website=Democrat and Chronicle|date=January 13, 2021}}

During the first 100 days of President Joe Biden's administration, Delgado voted in line with Biden's stated position 100% of the time.{{cite web |last1=Bycoffe |first1=Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/antonio-delgado/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506152401/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/antonio-delgado/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |website=FiveThirtyEight |access-date=February 24, 2025 |language=en |date=January 3, 2023}}

Delgado left office in May 2022 to become lieutenant governor of New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/20/delgado-new-york-lt-gov-race-hochul-00040340|title=Delgado quit Congress to be Hochul’s No. 2. Now he actually needs to win.|first=Bill|last=Mahoney|date=June 20, 2022|website=POLITICO}}

= Committee assignments =

Committee on Agriculture
Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit
Committee on Small Business
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment{{cite web |title=Committees and Caucuses |url=https://delgado.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses |website=U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado Representing the 19th District of New York |publisher=United States House of Representatives |access-date=April 5, 2020}}

Lieutenant Governor of New York

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On April 12, 2022, New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin resigned from office after being arrested in a corruption scandal.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-12 |title=NY lieutenant governor resigns after arrest in federal probe |url=https://apnews.com/article/brian-benjamin-new-york-lieutenant-governor-arrested-3682bc9913a2421f1b1613497286b591 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}} On May 3, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Delgado lieutenant governor of New York.{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/03/hochul-delgado-new-york-lieutenant-governor-00029559|title=Hochul picks Delgado to be New York lieutenant governor, taking him out of House race |last1=Mahoney|first1=Bill|last2=Gronewald|first2=Anna|website=Politico.com|date=May 3, 2022|access-date=May 5, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.news10.com/news/ny-capitol-news/congressman-antonio-delgado-chosen-to-be-next-lieutenant-governor |title=Congressman Antonio Delgado Chosen to Be Next Lieutenant Governor |publisher=WTEN |date=May 4, 2022 |accessdate=May 4, 2022 |first=Jamie |last=DeLine |quote=Although an exact date has not been set, Governor Hochul said he will be sworn in sometime this month.}}{{cite web |title=Governor Hochul Announces Appointment of Representative Antonio Delgado as Lieutenant Governor |url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-appointment-representative-antonio-delgado-lieutenant-governor |accessdate=May 3, 2022 |date=May 3, 2022 |first=Kathy |last=Hochul |publisher=Governor of New York |language=en}} He was sworn in on May 25.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wamc.org/news/2022-05-25/delgado-sworn-in-as-nys-lieutenant-governor|title=Delgado sworn in as NY’s lieutenant governor|date=May 25, 2022|website=WAMC}} Delgado is the first Latino to hold statewide office in New York.

Delgado won the Democratic primary election for lieutenant governor with 58% of the vote and appeared with Hochul on the general election ballot.{{cite news |last1=Ferré-Sadurní |first1=Luis |title=Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado Fends Off Challenge From Left in N.Y. Primary |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/nyregion/delgado-archila-primary.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 29, 2022}} Hochul and Delgado won the general election, defeating the Republican ticket of Lee Zeldin and Alison Esposito.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2022/11/2022-new-york-governors-race-general-election-results/379483/|title=2022 New York governor’s race general election results|date=November 8, 2022|website=City & State NY|last=Lewis|first=Rebecca}}

On July 2, 2024, Hochul announced that she would run for reelection in 2026 with Delgado as her running mate.{{cite news |title=Hochul says she's running for another term as New York governor in 2026 |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2024/07/02/hochul-says-she-s-running-for-another-term-as-governor-in-2026 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |work=Spectrum News 1 |language=en}}

On July 10, 2024, Delgado called for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election.{{cite web |title=New York Lt. Governor Delgado says Biden should end his campaign |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-lt-governor-delgado-says-biden-should-end-his-campaign-2024-07-10/ |website=Reuters |access-date=July 11, 2024}} His position on this issue conflicted with Hochul's, as she continued to support Biden's candidacy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/07/split-hochul-delgado-calls-biden-drop-out/397948/|title=In split with Hochul, Delgado calls on Biden to drop out|date=July 10, 2024|website=City & State NY|last=Lewis |first=Rebecca}}

On February 13, 2025, Delgado called for New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign from office. Following Delgado's statement, Hochul's office said that Delgado "does not now and has not ever spoken on behalf of this administration". City & State New York reported that the "legal and leadership crisis in New York City" was "exposing the rift" between Hochul and Delgado.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/02/split-over-adams-highlights-rift-between-hochul-and-delgado/403051/|title=Split over Adams highlights rift between Hochul and Delgado|date=February 15, 2025|website=City & State NY|last=Jefferson|first=Austin}}

On February 24, 2025, Delgado announced that he would not seek reelection as lieutenant governor in 2026 and would explore other options. Hochul's office responded that Hochul "had already begun taking steps to identify a new running mate for 2026".{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/24/delgado-wont-seek-another-term-as-lieutenant-governor-00205825|title=Delgado won't seek another term as lieutenant governor|first=Bill|last=Mahoney|date=February 24, 2025|website=POLITICO}}

2026 candidacy for governor of New York

In June 2025, Delgado announced that he would challenge Hochul for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York in 2026.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5329372-delgado-run-for-governor-2026/|title=Antonio Delgado Challenges Kathy Hochul in NY Governor's Race|website=thehill.com|last=Gans |first=Jared |date=June 2, 2025}}

Electoral history

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| title = Democratic primary results, 2018

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Antonio Delgado

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 8,576

| percentage = 22.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Pat Ryan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6,941

| percentage = 17.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gareth Rhodes

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6,890

| percentage = 17.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brian Flynn

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 5,245

| percentage = 13.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jeff Beals

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 4,991

| percentage = 12.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Clegg

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 4,257

| percentage = 11.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Erin Collier

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1,908

| percentage = 4.9

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 38,808

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 19th congressional district, 2018

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Antonio Delgado

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 135,582

| percentage = 47.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Antonio Delgado

| party = Working Families Party

| votes = 9,237

| percentage = 3.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Antonio Delgado

| party = Women's Equality Party (New York)

| votes = 3,054

| percentage = 1.1

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{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Antonio Delgado

| party = Total

| votes = 147,873

| percentage = 51.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Faso

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 112,304

| percentage = 39.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Faso

| party = Conservative Party of New York State

| votes = 16,906

| percentage = 5.9

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| candidate = John Faso

| party = Independence Party of New York

| votes = 3,009

| percentage = 1.0

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| candidate = John Faso

| party = Reform Party of New York State

| votes = 654

| percentage = 0.2

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{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = John Faso (incumbent)

| party = Total

| votes = 132,873

| percentage = 46.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Steven Greenfield

| party = Green Party of New York

| votes = 4,313

| percentage = 1.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Diane Neal

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 2,835

| percentage = 1.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 287,894

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Antonio Delgado|party=Working Families Party|votes=22,969|percentage=6.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Antonio Delgado|party=Serve America Movement|votes=850|percentage=0.2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no change|candidate=Antonio Delgado (incumbent)|party=Total|votes=192,100|percentage=54.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Kyle Van De Water|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=151,475|percentage=43.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Victoria Alexander|party=Libertarian Party of New York|votes=4,224|percentage=1.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Steve Greenfield|party=Green Party of New York|votes=2,799|percentage=0.8}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}

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| title = 2022 New York gubernatorial election{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Governor and Lt. Governor Results |url=https://elections.ny.gov/2022-general-election-governor-and-lt-governor-results |website=NY State Board of Elections}}

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = {{ubl|Kathy Hochul|Antonio Delgado}}

| party = New York State Democratic Committee

| votes = 2,879,092

| percentage = 48.77%

| change = -7.39%

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = {{ubl|Kathy Hochul|Antonio Delgado}}

| party = Working Families Party

| votes = 261,323

| percentage = 4.43%

| change = +2.55%

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{{Election box candidate

| candidate = {{ubl|Kathy Hochul (incumbent)|Antonio Delgado (incumbent)}}

| party = Total

| votes = 3,140,415

| percentage = 53.20%

| change = -6.42%

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = {{ubl|Lee Zeldin|Alison Esposito}}

| party = New York Republican State Committee

| votes = 2,449,394

| percentage = 41.49%

| change = +9.89%

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = {{ubl|Lee Zeldin|Alison Esposito}}

| party = Conservative Party of New York State

| votes = 313,187

| percentage = 5.31%

| change = +1.15%

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{{Election box candidate

| candidate = {{ubl|Lee Zeldin|Alison Esposito}}

| party = Total

| votes = 2,762,581

| percentage = 46.80%

| change = +10.59%

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| votes = 5,788,802

| percentage = 100.0%

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|votes = 5,902,996

|percentage = 47.74%

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|reg. electors = 12,124,242

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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Personal life

Delgado married Lacey Schwartz in 2011. They have twin sons and live in Rhinebeck, north of Poughkeepsie.

Delgado self-identifies as Afro-Latino.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/nyregion/antonio-delgado-afro-latino.html|title=Hochul's Lt. Governor Pick Says He Is Afro-Latino. Some Latinos Object.|first1=Jeffery C.|last1=Mays|first2=Luis|last2=Ferré-Sadurní|date=May 21, 2022|via=NYTimes.com}} He is African American and has Cape Verdean and Latino ancestry. Delgado has said that he has Mexican, Colombian, and Venezuelan ancestry on his mother's side.{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Zach |last2=Campanile |first2=Carl |title=Hochul running mate Antonio Delgado clarifies his 'Afro-Latino' roots after criticism |url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/05/hochul-running-mate-antonio-delgado-clarifies-his-afro-latino-roots-after-criticism/ |work=New York Post |date=May 5, 2022}}

Delgado is {{convert|6|ft|4|in}} tall.{{cite web |last1=Bragg |first1=Chris |title=NY-19 candidate inducted into Upstate Basketball Hall of Fame |url=https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/282368/ny-19-candidate-inducted-into-upstate-basketball-hall-of-fame/ |website=Times Union |date=May 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108063257/https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/282368/ny-19-candidate-inducted-into-upstate-basketball-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=January 8, 2019}}