From Brooklyn to Buffalo, with over 360,000 votes already cast on the Working Families Party ballot line, NYWFP will secure a higher position on the ballot for the next four years.
As ballots continue to be tabulated in counties across the state, the Party has secured at least 360,000 votes for Governor Kathy Hochul and candidate for Lieutenant Governor Adrienne Adams on the Working Families Party line.
NYWFP has surpassed the Conservative Party in statewide ballot-line votes by 130,000 votes so far, marking a major milestone in the Party’s almost 30 years of history and moving up the ballot to row C.
“Tonight, working New Yorkers made an unmistakable statement: we demand a government that works for us, not the billionaires or corporate interests. By voting on the Working Families ballot line in record numbers, New Yorkers are poised to make history, propelling the party that fights for them to a new milestone,” said Jasmine Gripper, State Director of the New York Working Families Party.
“For almost 30 years, the Working Families Party has been building an independent political movement to challenge the power of billionaires and corporate interests, and prioritize working people. We expect to overtake the Conservative Party and secure Row C on New York’s ballots for the next four years,” continued Gripper. “This is a testament to the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who believe that politics can and should deliver for working people. Our independent ballot line is a powerful vehicle for organizing, electing champions, and building the political power necessary to win real change.”
The Working Families Party’s victory follows an ambitious statewide electoral program to mobilize hundreds of thousands of voters, re-elect Governor Kathy Hochul and Lieutenant Governor-elect Adrienne Adams, flip competitive congressional and state legislative seats, and strengthen the Party’s independent political power. Across New York, NYWFP worked alongside labor unions, community organizations, progressive elected leaders, and grassroots activists to encourage voters to cast their ballots on the Working Families Party line.
With its independent ballot line secured and a growing delegation of champions in Albany and Washington, the New York Working Families Party is positioned to be a leading force in winning transformative change for working families across New York.