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Who is Steve Kornacki's partner? Fans hail CNBC anchor for stellar midterms coverage

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Emily Schmidt

Updated on March 27, 2026

GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS: and his signature khakis are back to charm the audiences as election night nears. The election darling returns to the spotlight as he is all set to deliver the results of this year’s midterm elections. The and NBC News correspondent Steve Kornacki dominated viewers' screens with his exhaustive coverage amid the 2020 United States presidential , and now the fan fervor has returned amid the midterms. 

The 43-year-old journalist rocked a fresh pair of khaki pants, and a white button-down shirt with rolled-up sleeves as he began his coverage on Tuesday afternoon, November 8, looking at the races in Massachusetts and the measure in Kansas. But even amid the election hype, viewers have already declared their winner and that is Steve Kornacki.

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Steve Kornacki: "The story is going to become in Pennsylvania... is there going to be enough same day vote for Mehmet Oz to catch up with John Fetterman?"

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 9, 2022

 

Viewers quickly fell in love with his clean-cut appearance, with many fans curious about his personal life. The popular American journalist is gay and came out in 2011. Even though viewers know him for his unique and high-energy style, he is, in fact, a very private person.

Who is Steve Kornacki's partner? 

Although there were many speculations surrounding Kornacki's dating life and marriage, America's favorite anchor is single and is not known to have a partner yet. However, in 2020, many publications concluded that he was married to Buzzfeed senior reporter David Mack.

Nevertheless, Mack even joked about being married to Kornacki, calling the MSNBC reporter his husband. David Mack tweeted, “When will my husband, Steve Kornacki, return from war?"

Mack then made another joke on Twitter about reading tweets supporting Steve Kornacki in bed every night. While these were obviously jokes, some people on Twitter took them seriously. Even now many speculate Mack and Kornacki are dating. However, to clear things up, Mack already has a partner named Michael Bauer. As far as Kornacki’s public persona goes, he is not married and is not dating anyone publicly. 

Twitter users have fallen hard for the famous American journalist with many being awestruck by his every move. A tweet read, "Get you a guy that looks at you the way Steve Kornacki looks at his maps."

"Steve Kornacki is organized chaos. A tornado in human form & the only person capable of explaining how American elections work in a comprehensive manner to this Canadian. #Midterms #MSNBC," wrote one user.

Another user chimed, "I can't be the only one. Does Steve Kornacki raise your blood pressure too?" One Twitter user remarked, "When Steve Kornacki is TRENDING, you KNOW it's election night! ARE YOU READY FOR A SEA OF BLUE?" 


Get you a guy that looks at you the way Steve Kornacki looks at his maps.

— Cristela Alonzo (@cristela9) November 9, 2022

 


When Steve Kornacki is TRENDING, you KNOW it's election night! ARE YOU READY FOR A SEA OF BLUE? ✋💙

— Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) November 9, 2022

 


I can't be the only one. Does Steve Kornacki raise your blood pressure too?

— Jeffrey Ⓥ (@LiftForever67) November 9, 2022

 


Steve Kornacki is organized chaos. A tornado in human form & the only person capable of explaining how American elections work in a comprehensive manner to this Canadian.

— Jennifer (@Draven1683) November 9, 2022

 

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