Delgado files with Board of Elections after dropping from Hochul's ticket

And does Hochul want him to resign? I asked Tuesday.

Good afternoon — it’s Tuesday and Quiet Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• Hochul has lost her 2026 running mate and may gain a new challenger. Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado filed with the state Board of Elections Tuesday.

• We dive into how we got here and what Hochul’s options are if she doesn’t want Delgado to stick around.

• Does Hochul want Delgado to resign and could she remove him from office? We looked into it.

• New Bills of Note: Pregnancy protections, social workers in libraries and paper-only ballots in New York.

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🚪 Delgado has now filed with the Board of Elections. What are Hochul’s options?

If you pay attention to politics in New York, you probably weren’t surprised to hear last night that Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado won’t run for reelection alongside Gov. Kathy Hochul next year.

We don’t know who she’ll pick to replace him but apparently she had already started considering a replacement running mate.

Delgado hinted in his statement Monday evening that he could run for governor himself next year.

“All options are on the table, and I will be exploring them,” Delgado said.

And he’s already started that exploration: Delgado filed a new committee with the state Board of Elections Tuesday.