New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul are seen at a news conference on October 22. Democratic officials and strategists in New York tell CNN they are bracing for what could be stunning losses in the governor's race.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul are seen at a news conference on October 22. Democratic officials and strategists in New York tell CNN they are bracing for what could be stunning losses in the governor's race.
Mandatory Credit: Steve Sands/NewYorkNewswire/MediaPunch/IPx/AP

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Democratic officials and strategists in New York tell CNN they are bracing for what could be stunning losses in the governor's race and in contests for as many as four US House seats largely in the suburbs.