Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said Friday he’s received “overwhelming” support since he revealed a possible gubernatorial run — and will decide in the “near future” if he wants to battle upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik for the GOP nomination.

The Long Island leader addressed his potential 2026 bid to replace Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul just hours after Stefanik officially kick-started her run to lead the Empire State.

Blakeman, fresh off an impressive re-election victory Tuesday, said during an unrelated press conference he’s still figuring out what backing he’d have — but has received positive feedback since he divulged earlier this week he was considering a run for the higher office.

“Based on the phone calls that I received just in the last 48 hours, the support has been overw

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