2025 Governor’s Race: Delgado ends his longshot primary challenge to Hochul, clearing path for governor’s renomination

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado said Tuesday that he is ending his campaign for governor  — clearing the path for Gov. Kathy Hochul to run unopposed in the June Democratic primary.

In a Feb. 10 statement, Delgado said he had concluded there was “no viable path forward” in his Democratic primary challenge to Hochul this June. The announcement came just a week after Delgado had tapped former Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton as his running mate in the primary.