After a campaign that lasted more than four months and gathered heat in its final weeks, Kathy Hochul held off her Republican challenger, Lee Zeldin, to become the first woman to be elected governor of New York.

In a special election edition of "Off Topic/On Politics," NY1 political reporters Zack Fink, Juan Manuel Benítez and Courtney Gross break down the results of the election and analyze the surprisingly-competitive race for governor The discussion also touches on how the Trump factor may have hurt New York Republicans and what the Democrats may have learned from this midterm election.

The team then looks at the results of some key Senate and congressional races, as well as the four ballot proposals, which were backed by wide margins.

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