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New York's 2026 ballot includes governor (Kathy Hochul (D), Bruce Blakeman (R)); 26 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked New York jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

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Primary ElectionJune 23, 2026

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2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for New York's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

2 candidates

Kathy Hochul (D)Incumbent
Hochul is the sitting Governor of New York running for re-election; the campaign site describes her as New York's first mom Governor and notes she previously served as Speaker of the Buffalo Common Council, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Making life more affordable · Public safety · Expanding opportunity for New Yorkers
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Bruce Blakeman (R)
Bruce Blakeman is the Republican nominee for New York governor and the Nassau County executive, a post he has held since 2022. He was unopposed in the June 23 Republican primary after Rep. Elise Stefanik ended her bid in December 2025. His campaign emphasizes affordability, public safety, and reversing what he calls one-party control in Albany.
Priorities: Lower taxes and the cost of living · Public safety and support for law enforcement · Accountability in Albany
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Attorney General

2 candidates

Letitia James (D)Incumbent
Letitia James is New York's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for a third term. The first Black woman elected statewide in New York, she campaigns on consumer protection, tenant and worker protections, and holding powerful institutions accountable.
Priorities: Consumer protection · Tenant and worker protections · Government and corporate accountability
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Saritha Komatireddy (R)
Saritha Komatireddy is the Republican nominee for New York attorney general, a former federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York who spent over a decade prosecuting terrorism and organized crime cases. She previously served as Chief of Staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration and is a partner at Holtzman Vogel and a Columbia Law School lecturer, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Prosecuting crime, per the campaign site · Addressing homelessness and street-level mental illness humanely, per the campaign site · Eliminating corruption and fraud, per the campaign site
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Comptroller

2 candidates

Thomas P. DiNapoli (D)Incumbent
Thomas P. DiNapoli is New York's incumbent comptroller and the Democratic nominee for another term, serving since 2007 as steward of the state pension fund. He campaigns on pension-fund performance, fiscal oversight, and government accountability audits. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Priorities: Strong pension-fund stewardship · Fiscal oversight of state and local government · Accountability audits
Joseph Hernandez (R)
Joseph Hernandez is the Republican nominee for New York comptroller, a biotech entrepreneur campaigning on pension performance and fiscal discipline. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Joseph Hernandez.
Priorities: Pension performance · Fiscal discipline · Audit government waste

U.S. House - NY-1

2 candidates

Nicholas J. LaLota (Republican)Incumbent
LaLota is a Navy veteran running for U.S. House in New York, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes a service above self approach focused on serving Long Island families, per the campaign site.
Priorities: National Security at Home and Abroad, per the campaign site · A More Affordable, Prosperous Way of Life, per the campaign site · Fighting for Long Island, per the campaign site
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Christopher J. Gallant (Democratic)
Christopher J. Gallant won the June 23 Democratic nomination with about 63 percent over Lukas Ventouras, per the Suffolk County Board of Elections results portal. Gallant is a military pilot, union leader and volunteer firefighter who has deployed to Kuwait as an Army National Guard Black Hawk pilot and works as an FAA air traffic controller, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Affordability, including housing, energy and everyday costs for Long Island families, per the campaign site · Protecting Medicare and Medicaid while expanding access and lowering costs for seniors, per the campaign site · Infrastructure and coastal resilience investment for shoreline communities, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-2

2 candidates

Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Incumbent
Andrew R. Garbarino is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's membership roster, and also holds the certified Conservative line. Garbarino serves as Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and chairs the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, per his campaign site.
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Patrick Halpin (Democratic)
Patrick Halpin holds certified Democratic and Working Families filings for this district, per the State Board of Elections records. Halpin is a former Suffolk County Executive who created the Long Island Housing Partnership and chaired the Suffolk County Water Authority, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Lowering costs, from rent to child care to medical bills, per the campaign site · Creating housing options to keep people on Long Island, per the campaign site · Protecting drinking water and preserving parks and beaches, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-3

2 candidates

Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Incumbent
Suozzi is an attorney and certified public accountant who has served as Nassau County Executive and Mayor of Glen Cove, per the campaign site. Suozzi was re-elected in 2024 to represent New York's 3rd Congressional District after 30 years of public service focused on bipartisan solutions on immigration, the environment, gun safety, veterans' care, and fiscal responsibility, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Higher Wages for the Middle Class, per the campaign site · Lower Healthcare and Prescription Drugs, per the campaign site · Fight Corruption in Government, per the campaign site
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Michael J. LiPetri Jr (Republican)
LiPetri is an attorney and New York State Assemblyman from Farmingdale, per the campaign site. The campaign site says LiPetri is running for Congress with a focus on border security and tax relief, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Affordability, per the campaign site · Border security, per the campaign site · Crime, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-4

3 candidates

Laura A. Gillen (Democratic)Incumbent
Laura A. Gillen is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's membership roster. Gillen is a former Supervisor for the Town of Hempstead and an attorney, per her campaign site.
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Jeanine C. Driscoll (Republican)
Jeanine C. Driscoll won the June 23 Republican nomination with about 89 percent, per the Nassau County Board of Elections results, and also holds the certified Conservative line. Driscoll is the Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes and a practicing attorney of more than 30 years, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Lower taxes, drawing on her work helping taxpayers reduce property taxes, per the campaign site · A secure southern border, per the campaign site · Community safety, per the campaign site
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Blay Tarnoff (Libertarian)
Blay Tarnoff appears on the Nassau County Board of Elections general candidate list on the Libertarian line. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Blay Tarnoff.

U.S. House - NY-5

2 candidates

Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Incumbent
Meeks served as a Queens County assistant district attorney and as a prosecutor on a special anti-narcotics task force before becoming a chief administrative judge in New York's workers' compensation system, per the official House biography. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1992 before winning a special election to Congress in 1998, per the official House biography. He earned his law degree from Howard University Law School, per the official House biography.
Priorities: Protecting Seniors, per the campaign site · Improving Healthcare, per the campaign site · Opportunity for all, especially MWBEs, per the campaign site
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George Marsh (Republican)
George Marsh is a Rockaway Park, Queens resident who has been campaigning for New York's 5th Congressional District since February 2026, per Queens County Republican Party (central.queens.gop). George Marsh is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Queens United lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for George Marsh.

U.S. House - NY-6

2 candidates

Grace Meng (Democratic)Incumbent
Grace Meng is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's membership roster, and won the June 23 Democratic nomination over Chuck Park, per the NYC Board of Elections certified canvass.
Priorities: Protecting small businesses & immigrants., per the campaign site · Ensuring affordable healthcare for all., per the campaign site · COVID-19 recovery & prevention., per the campaign site
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Joseph Chou (Republican)
Joseph Chou describes himself as a naturalized United States citizen whose approach to public service is guided by his Christian faith, per the campaign site. Chou has run for New York's 6th Congressional District before, in the 2024 cycle, and maintains an authorized federal campaign committee, per FEC candidate record. Joseph Chou is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Conservative lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: Championing policies that honor the community's diversity while promoting safety, prosperity and unity, per the campaign site · Pursuing a tax policy that fosters economic growth while lightening the burden on working families and small businesses, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-7

3 candidates

Claire Valdez (Democratic)
Claire Valdez is a Queens Assembly Member who won the June 23 Democratic nomination over Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Julie Won, and Vichal Kumar, per the NYC Board of Elections certified canvass.
Priorities: Tax the rich, per the campaign site · Protect tenants, per the campaign site · Empower workers, per the campaign site
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Melvin Rivera (Republican)
Melvin Rivera was born and raised in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and has spent more than 30 years working as a community activist and tenant organizer, per the campaign site. Rivera's community work has included helping tenants fight illegitimate rent increases, defending homeowners from predatory real estate speculation, and supporting families displaced by Hurricane Maria, per the campaign site. Rivera served in New York City government during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Mayor's Public Engagement Unit, per AOL News. Melvin Rivera is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Conservative lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: Housing reform and community ownership, including protecting residents from predatory real estate practices, per the campaign site · Workforce development and a path to ownership and economic opportunity for working people, per the campaign site · Public safety and transparent government, per the campaign site
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Priscilla Ghaznavi (Our Future)
Priscilla Ghaznavi is a designer by profession with career experience across seven publicly traded companies in business and creative leadership roles, per the campaign site. Ghaznavi was born in Washington, D.C. to immigrant parents from Iran and Bolivia and has lived in New York for more than three decades, per the campaign site. Priscilla Ghaznavi is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Our Future line for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: The belief that opportunity, accountability and access have to move together for the American Dream to be real, per the campaign site · Listening closely to constituents and building solutions iteratively rather than through top-down policy, per the campaign site · Running as an independent voice focused on action and measurable results rather than party loyalty, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-8

2 candidates

Hakeem Jeffries (Democratic)Incumbent
Jeffries clerked for U.S. District Judge Harold Baer Jr. and practiced law at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and at Godosky & Gentile before serving as in-house counsel at Viacom and CBS, per the official House biography. He served six years in the New York State Assembly, where he authored legislation on affordable housing, civil liberties and reform of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk practices, per the official House biography.
Priorities: Lowering costs for families and individuals, per the campaign site · Promoting safer communities, per the campaign site · Protecting and expanding access to healthcare, per the campaign site
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Lewis Mizrahi (Republican)
Lewis Mizrahi is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Conservative lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Lewis Mizrahi.

U.S. House - NY-9

2 candidates

Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Incumbent
Yvette D. Clarke is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's membership roster, and won the June 23 Democratic nomination with about 66 percent, per the State Board of Elections results. Clarke, born and raised in Brooklyn, describes herself as the only Black woman representing New York in Congress, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Immigrant rights, including family separations and detention center conditions, per the campaign site · Expanding affordable access to physical and mental health care, per the campaign site · Maintaining Brooklyn's affordability, particularly for low-income residents, per the campaign site
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Joel Azumah (Republican)
Joel Anabilah-Azumah is the founder and owner of a New York City-area bus service company and holds a B.S. in civil engineering from Union College, per City & State New York. Joel Azumah is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Conservative lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: Letting workers keep more of the money they earn rather than have it managed by government, per the campaign site · Opposing high taxes and regulation that he says punish property ownership, per the campaign site · Investment in local infrastructure, citing the Utica Avenue Subway as an example, over other federal spending, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-10

2 candidates

Brad Lander (Democratic)
Brad Lander won the June 23 Democratic nomination with 58,047 certified votes over sitting Rep. Dan Goldman's 29,781, per the NYC Board of Elections certified canvass. Lander is the former New York City Comptroller, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Taxing extreme wealth more heavily, per the campaign site · Expanding affordable housing, per the campaign site · Reducing the influence of corporate and special-interest money in politics, per the campaign site
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Jennifer E. Moore (Republican)
Jennifer E. Moore is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Conservative lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Jennifer E. Moore.

U.S. House - NY-11

2 candidates

Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)Incumbent
Malliotakis served five terms in the New York State Assembly, where she worked on ethics reform, transit expansion, senior programs, education reform and economic development, per the official House biography.
Priorities: Reform Healthcare to Improve Care & Access, per the campaign site · Rebuilding the Economy & Creating Jobs, per the campaign site · Fighting Crime & Protecting Neighborhoods, per the campaign site
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Mike DeCillis (Democratic)
Mike DeCillis won the June 23 Democratic nomination over Allison Ziogas, 10,455 certified votes to 6,309, per the NYC Board of Elections certified canvass. DeCillis is a fourth-generation Staten Islander with 35 years in public service, including as an EMS paramedic and 9/11 first responder, an NYPD officer, a civil litigation attorney and a special education teacher, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Congressional oversight of executive power, per the campaign site · Affordability for working families, per the campaign site · Investment in public education, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-12

4 candidates

Micah C. Lasher (Democratic)
Micah C. Lasher is a Manhattan Assembly Member and former policy director to Gov. Kathy Hochul who won the eight-way June 23 Democratic nomination with about 39 percent over Alex Bores and Jack Kennedy Schlossberg, per the NYC Board of Elections certified canvass and amNY.
Priorities: Affordable Housing, per the campaign site · Mental Health, per the campaign site · Climate Change, per the campaign site
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Caroline Shinkle (Republican)
Caroline Shinkle holds a B.S. in economics from MIT and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, per the campaign site. Shinkle's professional background includes work at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the European Central Bank, the Bank for International Settlements and the Bank of Israel, followed by corporate law practice in Manhattan handling mergers, acquisitions and financial regulatory matters, per the campaign site. Caroline Shinkle is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Conservative lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: Reducing taxes on work and increasing the supply of affordable housing to lower costs for New Yorkers, per the campaign site · Improving the education system so every student is supported at an honors-level standard, per the campaign site · Prioritizing public safety and supporting law enforcement officers and first responders, per the campaign site
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Wilneida Negron (For All of Us)
Wilneida Negron has spent two decades working across government, labor, technology and financial markets, beginning as a crisis counselor before moving into policy work on artificial intelligence, wage theft and privacy, per the campaign site. Wilneida Negron is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the For All of Us line for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026 (her filed domain no longer answers); the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Wilneida Negron's ballot status.
Priorities: Putting people in charge of AI, data and technology through transparency requirements and protections against workplace surveillance, per the campaign site · Building a pro-worker economy that addresses rising costs, unstable jobs and stagnant wages, per the campaign site · Lowering the structural costs of housing, child care and health care, per the campaign site
Karen Ortiz (Karen Ortiz)
Karen Ortiz is an attorney who was born in what is now New York's 12th Congressional District and grew up on Long Island before returning to New York City after high school, per the campaign site. Ortiz graduated from Fordham Law School and previously served as a federal Administrative Judge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; she has also worked for the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and the MTA New York City Transit, per the campaign site. Karen Ortiz is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Karen Ortiz line for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: Holding officials accountable, including through Congress' impeachment power, for violations of the oath of office, per the campaign site · Enacting Medicare for All to ensure affordable, quality health care access, per the campaign site · A foreign policy platform that calls for an arms embargo tied to U.S. assistance to Israel, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-13

2 candidates

Darializa Avila Chevalier (Democratic)
Darializa Avila Chevalier is a community organizer who won the June 23 Democratic nomination over sitting Rep. Adriano Espaillat, 36,292 certified votes to 33,555, per the NYC Board of Elections certified canvass and NBC. Avila Chevalier has organized in upper Manhattan since her teens, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Expanding access to housing, per the campaign site · Medicare for All, per the campaign site · Ending current federal immigration enforcement practices, per the campaign site
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Jomo M. Williams (Republican)
Jomo Manuel Williams is a lifelong Harlem resident who describes himself as an Urbanist Conservative, per the campaign site. Williams is a U.S. Army veteran on reserve status since 1985, has worked as a Verizon Communications technician and as a paralegal for Harlem law firms, and has owned businesses in New Jersey and Harlem, per the campaign site. Jomo M. Williams is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican line for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: Election integrity measures including support for a Voter ID requirement, per the campaign site · Fully funding public safety and law enforcement, per the campaign site · An economic platform he calls Universal Capitalism, aimed at expanding wealth creation and capital access for working families, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-14

2 candidates

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Incumbent
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's membership roster, and won the June 23 Democratic nomination with about 85 percent, per the NYC Board of Elections certified canvass.
Priorities: Reverse harms of climate change, per the campaign site · Invest in long-term community safety, per the campaign site · Provide universal healthcare to everyone, per the campaign site
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Diamant Hysenaj (Republican)
Diamant Hysenaj immigrated to the Bronx from Kosovo as a child and has lived in New York for 35 years, per the campaign site. Hysenaj is an entrepreneur and small business owner who has worked in real estate development in New York City, per the campaign site. Hysenaj was endorsed by New York Republican State Committee Chair Ed Cox in the NY-14 race, per New York Republican State Committee. Diamant Hysenaj is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Conservative lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: Increasing the supply of affordable, quality housing, per the campaign site · Being a congressperson who is present and accessible to constituents, per the campaign site · Lowering health care costs and taxes for district residents, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-15

5 candidates

Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Incumbent
Ritchie Torres is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's membership roster, and won the June 23 Democratic nomination with about 71 percent, per the State Board of Elections results.
Priorities: Affordable housing and public housing reform, per the campaign site · Fighting concentrated poverty, per the campaign site · Health care, jobs, education, gun violence prevention, per the campaign site
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Stylo Sapaskis (Republican)
Stylo Sapaskis is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican line for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Stylo Sapaskis.
Gonzalo Duran (Conservative)
Gonzalo Duran is a military veteran and founder of Devil Dog USA, an organization that supports veterans transitioning to civilian life, per Bronx Times. Duran serves as vice chair of the Bronx County Conservative Party and as a district leader for the 79th Assembly District, and previously ran for the same congressional seat in 2024, per Bronx Times. Gonzalo Duran is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Conservative line for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: Restoring accountability and leadership in public office, per the campaign site · Supporting veterans through a dedicated platform section on veterans' issues, per the campaign site · Community safety, highlighted through joint public safety events with fellow Conservative Party candidates, per the campaign site
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Andre Easton (Socialism PSL)
Andre Easton is a special education teacher who has spent 12 of the last 14 years teaching English in Bronx public schools, per the campaign site. Easton holds a B.A. in psychology with a minor in English from Delaware State University and is the father of three sons, per the campaign site. Easton is a community organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, per Bronx Times. Andre Easton is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Socialism PSL line for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: A platform built around collective decision-making in the economy, describing it as democratizing production and resources to meet community needs, per the campaign site · International solidarity positions, including with Palestine, Haiti and immigrant communities, per the campaign site
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Jose Vega (Speak The Truth)
Jose Vega is a political organizer who has been affiliated with the LaRouche movement since age 16 and has organized educational programs on scientific and philosophical topics, per the campaign site. Vega attended Bronx Community College and has worked as a barista; he also ran as an independent candidate for the same seat in 2024, per the campaign site. Jose Vega is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Speak The Truth line for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Priorities: A Medicare for All health care policy, per the campaign site · Making the Bronx a center for domestic reindustrialization, per the campaign site · A foreign policy platform he calls Peace through Development, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-16

2 candidates

George S. Latimer (Democratic)Incumbent
Latimer worked as a tenant organizer before entering public service, later serving on the Rye City Council, in the county legislature, in the state Assembly and Senate, and as Westchester County Executive since 2018, per the campaign site. As county executive he has overseen infrastructure projects and property tax initiatives, per the campaign site.
Priorities: UPLIFTING ALL COMMUNITIES, per the campaign site · DEFENDING DEMOCRACY, per the campaign site · PROTECTING REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOMS, per the campaign site
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Joseph J. Cinquemani (Republican)
Cinquemani is an attorney who has practiced law for 32 years, focusing on real estate, business transactions and succession planning for buyers, sellers, lenders and other parties, per the campaign site. He also advises entrepreneurs on business valuation, tax planning and wealth transfer, per the campaign site. He is a graduate of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and is based in New Rochelle, per the campaign site.
Priorities: A 10 percent across-the-board reduction in federal spending, per the campaign site · Recommissioning the Indian Point Energy Center and expanding domestic energy production to lower energy costs, per the campaign site · Tax relief for low-wage earners and support for union apprenticeship programs, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-17

2 candidates

Mike Lawler (Republican)Incumbent
Lawler served as a New York State Assemblyman, deputy town supervisor of Orangetown, senior advisor to the Westchester County Executive and executive director of the New York State Republican Party before founding a government affairs and public relations firm, per the official House biography. He graduated valedictorian from Manhattan College with degrees in accounting and finance, per the official House biography.
Priorities: Stop Out-of-Control Federal Spending, per the campaign site · Improve Affordability for Hudson Valley Taxpayers, per the campaign site · Support Law Enforcement and Crack Down on Crime, per the campaign site
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Cait Conley (Democratic)
Cait Conley is a West Point graduate, Army combat veteran, and former National Security Council and CISA official who won the five-way June 23 Democratic nomination with about 49 percent over Beth Davidson, per Spectrum News and City & State. Conley served 16 years on active duty including six overseas deployments and holds graduate degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and MIT, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Lowering drug and health insurance costs by holding pharmaceutical and insurance companies accountable, per the campaign site · Banning congressional stock trading, per the campaign site · Holding utility companies accountable to cut bills, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-18

2 candidates

Pat Ryan (Democratic)Incumbent
Ryan is a combat veteran, small business founder, and former Ulster County Executive who served in the U.S. Army as an intelligence officer with two deployments to Iraq, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Ryan founded a technology company with more than 150 employees and led Ulster County through the pandemic while expanding affordable housing and mental health services, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Freedom for All, per the campaign site · Ensuring Safety for All, per the campaign site · Clean Air, Soil, and Water for All, per the campaign site
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Jackie Mary Auringer (Republican)
Auringer works in her family's construction business as a project manager and managerial accountant, and also works in marketing and branding, per the campaign site. She holds a marketing degree from the Lutgert College of Business and has been involved in voter outreach and grassroots organizing, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Reducing taxes, energy costs and health care costs for Hudson Valley households and businesses, per the campaign site · Supporting well-paying jobs, business growth and career-focused education, per the campaign site · Ethics and transparency in Congress, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-19

2 candidates

Josh Riley (Democratic)Incumbent
Riley worked as a policy analyst at the Department of Labor focused on communities affected by trade policy, then practiced public interest law, representing the American Academy of Pediatrics in civil rights litigation over health care access, per the campaign site. He later served as general counsel to U.S. Senator Al Franken on the Senate Judiciary Committee, working on domestic violence and opioid legislation, before returning to private practice handling constitutional litigation and veterans' benefits cases, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Opposing tax giveaways to billionaires, per the campaign site · Ensuring healthcare and relief for working families and seniors, per the campaign site · Addressing political and economic systems that benefit special interests, per the campaign site
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Peter K. Oberacker (Republican)
Oberacker began working in his family's meat market as a child and later ran Spicey Pete's Meat Market with his father after graduating from SUNY Delhi, per the official Senate biography. He built a career as a research chef and food scientist specializing in ingredient formulations for beef, pork and poultry products, per the official Senate biography. He served on the Maryland Town Board, as Maryland Town Supervisor and as an Otsego County representative before his election to the state Senate, per the official Senate biography.
Priorities: Strengthening the local economy, per the campaign site · Supporting education and schools, per the campaign site · Addressing community concerns, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-20

2 candidates

Paul D. Tonko (Democratic)Incumbent
Tonko is an eighth term U.S. House Representative serving New York's 20th Congressional District, per the campaign site. The site says Tonko previously served 25 years in the New York State Assembly and was president and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, holding a degree in mechanical and industrial engineering from Clarkson University, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Campaign Finance reform, per the campaign site · Energy & the Environment, per the campaign site · Addiction & Recovery, per the campaign site
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Ralph F. Ambrosio (Republican)
Ralph F. Ambrosio holds certified Republican and Conservative filings for this district, per the State Board of Elections records. Ambrosio is an attorney with a career in public service including as an assistant district attorney in Greene and Columbia counties, a public defender and a New York State Police member, and served in the U.S. Navy, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Opportunity, safety and affordability, per the Daily Gazette
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U.S. House - NY-21

2 candidates

Anthony Constantino (Republican)
Constantino is the founder and CEO of Sticker Mule, an online printing company he grew from a five-person startup into a firm with more than 1,000 employees and manufacturing facilities in New York, South Carolina and Italy, per the campaign site. At 19 he took over and stabilized his father's printing company before merging it into Sticker Mule, per the campaign site.
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Blake Gendebien (Democratic)
Blake Gendebien is a St. Lawrence County dairy farmer who won the June 23 Democratic nomination with about 62 percent over Stuart J. Amoriell, per the State Board of Elections results. Gendebien is a second-generation dairy farmer, husband and father of three who has served on school boards and founded a nonprofit supporting families of children with cancer, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Bringing practical, hands-on experience to Congress rather than partisan gridlock, per the campaign site · Addressing the decline of North Country dairy farms and the region's economy, per the campaign site · Serving as a bridge between the region and Washington for farmers, families, veterans and small businesses, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-22

2 candidates

John W. Mannion (Democratic)Incumbent
Mannion is a former public school science teacher and labor leader, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Mannion's family has deep roots in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley, with grandparents who immigrated from Ireland, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Affordability, per the campaign site · Reproductive Rights & Freedoms, per the campaign site · Education, per the campaign site
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Kailee Marie Buller (Republican)
Kailee Marie Buller is an Auburn native, former chief of staff to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, and former president and CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association, per the Rome Sentinel. She also holds the certified Conservative line. Buller grew up in a blue-collar Auburn family and is the first in her family to earn a four-year degree, graduating from the University at Buffalo, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Affordability, including childcare and housing costs, per the campaign site · Lowering energy and utility costs, per the campaign site · Supporting farmers and reducing regulation on agriculture, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-23

2 candidates

Nicholas A. Langworthy (Republican)Incumbent
Langworthy is a native of South Dayton, New York and a graduate of Niagara University, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Langworthy has served as Erie County Republican Chairman and New York State Republican Party Chairman and previously worked in congressional district offices, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Prioritizing constituent service, casework, and securing resources for his district, per the campaign site · Ensuring his constituents and rural communities have a voice in major legislation, per the campaign site · Upholding airline safety measures as Chairman of the Aviation Safety Caucus, per the campaign site
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Aaron Gies (Democratic)
Aaron Gies won the June 23 Democratic nomination with about 68 percent over Kevin T. Stocker, per the State Board of Elections results, and also holds the certified Working Families line. Gies is a theology and Franciscan studies faculty member at St. Bonaventure University and grew up in a working family with a father who ran a small contracting business, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Protecting access to Medicare, Medicaid and rural health care, per the campaign site · Housing affordability across Western New York and the Southern Tier, per the campaign site · Strengthening public schools while easing the property-tax burden on families, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-24

2 candidates

Claudia Tenney (Republican)Incumbent
Tenney practiced law in Clinton, New York, working as a partner at a Utica-area firm before opening her own practice, per the official House biography. She was co-owner and legal counsel of Mid-York Press, a commercial printing and manufacturing firm employing about 70 people, and founded Tenney Media Group, publisher of community newspapers later sold to Gannett in 2004, per the official House biography. She served in the New York State Assembly beginning in 2010 before her election to Congress in 2016, per the official House biography.
Priorities: Promoting transparency in Congress., per the campaign site · Protecting U.S. manufacturing from certain environmental regulations., per the campaign site · Reducing federal regulatory requirements, particularly those involving the Environmental Protection Agency., per the campaign site
Alissa J. Ellman (Democratic)
Alissa J. Ellman won the June 23 Democratic nomination with about 59 percent over Diana K. Kastenbaum, per the State Board of Elections results, and also holds the certified Working Families line. Ellman is a U.S. Army veteran who served overseas and later worked as a special education teacher and at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where her position ended in 2025 amid federal workforce cuts, per her campaign site.
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U.S. House - NY-25

2 candidates

Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Incumbent
Morelle is the son of a Korean War veteran and lifelong Plumbers and Pipefitters union member, and previously owned a small business, per the campaign site. He served in the county legislature and as majority leader of the New York State Assembly before his election to Congress, where he is ranking member of the House Administration Committee and vice ranking member on Appropriations, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Expand access to childcare for working families, per the campaign site · Increase the availability of affordable housing, per the campaign site · Strengthen workforce training programs, per the campaign site
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Virginia E. McIntyre (Republican)
Virginia McIntyre, a Republican, is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 25th Congressional District. She previously served as a Monroe County Legislator and has a background in public service. McIntyre holds degrees from Monroe Community College, the State University of New York College, Purchase, and the Conservatorio di Mantova. She also holds certified Republican and Conservative filings for this district, per the State Board of Elections records.
Priorities: Leadership, per the campaign site · Accountability, per the campaign site · Representation for the people of New York’s 25th Congressional District, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - NY-26

2 candidates

Timothy M. Kennedy (Democratic)Incumbent
Kennedy worked for 11 years as a licensed occupational therapist, helping geriatric and pediatric patients recover from injuries, before entering public service, per the official House biography. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in occupational therapy from D'Youville University, per the official House biography.
Priorities: Homeland Security and Disaster Aid, per the campaign site · Veterans' Benefits, per the campaign site · Infrastructure and Economic Development, per the campaign site
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Dennis E. Hannon (Republican)
Dennis E. Hannon holds certified Republican and Conservative filings for this district, per the State Board of Elections records. Hannon grew up working in his father's construction business, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Public safety, including cooperation between local and federal agencies and disrupting fentanyl trafficking, per the campaign site · Lowering costs, including tax relief for working-class families and reduced prescription drug and health care costs for seniors, per the campaign site · Child online-safety protections, per the campaign site
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2026 Court Races by District

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Supreme Court Justice, 1st Judicial District (Vote For 6)

11 candidates

Saliann Scarpulla (Democratic)Incumbent
Saliann Scarpulla is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice currently designated to the Appellate Division, First Department, per the court's official biography. She was elected to Civil Court in 2001, appointed to the Supreme Court in 2009 and elected to it in 2012, per nycourts.gov, and was renominated as an incumbent by the Manhattan Democratic Party for the November 2026 election, per Manhattan Democratic Party. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Kathleen Waterman-Marshall (Democratic)Incumbent
Kathleen Waterman-Marshall was appointed to the New York Supreme Court in New York County in December 2021 and currently sits in General IAS Part 31, per the court's official judicial assignment records. She was nominated by the Manhattan Democratic Party for a full term in the November 2026 election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Shlomo S. Hagler (Democratic)Incumbent
Shlomo S. Hagler is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice who serves as coordinating judge for statewide Dilantin product liability litigation, per New York court records. He was renominated as an incumbent by the Manhattan Democratic Party for the November 2026 election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Manuel J. Mendez (Democratic)Incumbent
Manuel J. Mendez is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice who was previously assigned to the court's New York City asbestos litigation part, per New York court records. He was renominated as an incumbent by the Manhattan Democratic Party for the November 2026 election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Hasa A. Kingo (Democratic)
Hasa A. Kingo is a New York City Civil Court judge currently serving as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Civil Term, per official court assignment records, not an elected Supreme Court Justice. He was nominated by the Manhattan Democratic Party for a Supreme Court seat in the November 2026 election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Christopher Chin (Democratic)
Christopher Chin is a New York City Civil Court judge currently designated as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Civil Term, per official court assignment records, not an elected Supreme Court Justice. He previously sat on the Bronx Criminal Court and was nominated by the Manhattan Democratic Party for a Supreme Court seat in November 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Amy S. Taylor (Working Families)
Amy S. Taylor is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Joshua E. Goldfein (Working Families)
Joshua E. Goldfein is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Sienna M. Fontaine (Working Families)
Sienna M. Fontaine is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Bob Cohen (Working Families)
Bob Cohen is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Jeffrey W. Rizzo (Working Families)
Jeffrey W. Rizzo is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Supreme Court Justice, 2nd Judicial District (Vote For 4)

5 candidates

Betsey Jean Jacques (Democratic, Republican, Conservative)
Betsey Jean Jacques is a New York City Civil Court Judge in Kings County, seated in 2024, per amNewYork. She is president of the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kings County and was nominated for Supreme Court with cross-party support from the Democratic, Republican and Conservative parties, per amNewYork. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Hemalee J. Patel (Democratic, Republican)
Hemalee J. Patel is a Kings County Civil Court Judge, seated in 2025, per amNewYork. She previously served as a court attorney-referee on Staten Island and earned her law degree from Brooklyn Law School, per amNewYork. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Sherveal Mimes (Democratic, Republican, Conservative)
Sherveal Mimes is a Kings County Civil Court Judge with five years on the bench as of 2026, per amNewYork, nominated for Supreme Court with cross-party support from the Democratic, Republican and Conservative parties. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Lola Waterman (Democratic, Republican, Conservative)
Lola Waterman is a New York City Civil Court Judge in Kings County, seated in 2024, per amNewYork. Her practice background includes estate planning, immigration and elder law, and she is a board member of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, per amNewYork. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
William D. Spain Jr (Conservative)
William D. Spain Jr is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 2nd Judicial District (Kings) on the Conservative line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Supreme Court Justice, 3rd Judicial District (Vote For 2)

2 candidates

Amy E. Joyce (Democratic)
Amy E. Joyce is a New York judge who has presided over Supreme Court matters in Albany County, per a judicial performance profile. No campaign site or additional attributed biographical detail was found as of this research. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Jennifer G. Sober (Democratic)
Jennifer G. Sober is a Rensselaer County Court judge, elected in 2017. She previously worked as an assistant district attorney in Albany and Rensselaer counties before entering private criminal defense practice, per a legal-records profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Supreme Court Justice, 4th Judicial District (Vote For 4)

6 candidates

Bradley M. Wanner (Democratic)
Bradley M. Wanner is a partner at Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on the firm's Municipalities and Local Agencies team, per the firm's website. He previously worked in a municipal Special Litigation Unit defending the city in tort lawsuits, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Christine M. Clark (Democratic)Incumbent
Christine M. Clark is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice, elected in 2013 and designated to the Appellate Division, Third Department, since 2014, per her campaign site. She previously served as a Schenectady County Family Court and City Court judge and as a Schenectady County prosecutor, including as bureau chief of the Special Victims Unit.
Priorities: Expanding access to justice for New Yorkers, including through the Attorney Emeritus Program, per the campaign site · Applying the law fairly, consistently and thoughtfully in every case, per the campaign site
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Tom Buchanan (Republican, Conservative)
Tom Buchanan is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice in the 4th Judicial District, serving since his election in 2012, per his campaign site. He describes his approach around experience, fairness and service, maintaining a courtroom environment focused on professionalism and civility.
Priorities: Maintaining a courtroom environment focused on professionalism, civility and respect for all participants, per the campaign site · Keeping the court efficient, civil and accessible to all members of the community, per the campaign site
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John T. Ellis (Republican, Conservative)
John T. Ellis is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice in the 4th Judicial District, serving since his 2012 election, per his campaign site. He previously served as a Family Court Support Magistrate and an assistant district attorney in Franklin County.
Priorities: Issuing decisions that are balanced, fair and compassionate while adhering to statutes and case law, per the campaign site · Resolving cases promptly, citing that justice delayed is justice denied, per the campaign site
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Kate Hogan (Republican, Conservative)
Kate Hogan is a New York State Court of Claims judge, appointed by Governor Cuomo after nearly 16 years as Warren County District Attorney, per the Post-Star; she is not currently a Supreme Court Justice. She is running for New York Supreme Court, 4th Judicial District, in the November 2026 election, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Delivering equal justice under the law and a just, fair and timely resolution of matters before the court, per the campaign site
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Keith S. Massey Jr (Republican, Conservative)
Keith S. Massey Jr is an Ogdensburg City Court Judge, appointed in December 2020, per WWNY-TV; he is not currently a Supreme Court Justice. He previously served as Chief Assistant District Attorney for St. Lawrence County and as a Deputy Attorney General in New Jersey. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Supreme Court Justice, 5th Judicial District (Vote For 1)

2 candidates

Joseph Zavaglia (Democratic, Working Families)
Joseph Zavaglia is a sitting Onondaga County Family Court Judge, elected in November 2023, per his campaign site. He also serves as Village Justice in East Syracuse and was the first Family Court judge appointed to the county's Youth Part.
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Michael J. Manfredi (Republican, Conservative)
Michael J. Manfredi is Grand Jury Bureau Chief and Felony Trial Bureau Chief at the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office, where he has worked since 2007, per his campaign site. He holds a law degree from the University at Buffalo.
Priorities: Making decisions grounded in law and facts, without bias or political considerations, per the campaign site · Protecting constitutional principles and ensuring justice is accessible and equal for every citizen, per the campaign site
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Supreme Court Justice, 8th Judicial District (Vote For 4)

7 candidates

Craig R. Bucki (Democratic, Working Families)
Craig R. Bucki is a partner at Phillips Lytle LLP in Buffalo, focusing on government and municipal litigation, per the firm's website. He co-chairs the firm's Appellate Practice Team and has argued before the Court of Appeals and all four Appellate Division departments. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Anne E. Joynt (Democratic, Working Families)
Anne E. Joynt is an attorney at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, where she has practiced for 22 years representing injured workers and families, per the Orleans Hub. A 1998 Medina High School graduate with a law degree from the University at Buffalo, she was rated Well Qualified by the Bar Association of Erie County. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Priorities: Making sure everyone is heard and that every person's experience matters in court, per the campaign site
Michael L. Amodeo (Democratic, Republican, Working Families)
Michael L. Amodeo is principal law clerk to Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Justice Craig Hannah, per the Erie County Democratic Committee. He received cross-party endorsements for the 2026 Supreme Court race and was rated Qualified by the Bar Association of Erie County. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Robert N. Richardson (Democratic, Republican, Conservative)
Robert N. Richardson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 8th Judicial District (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans & Wyoming) on the Democratic, Republican, Conservative lines, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Deanne M. Tripi (Republican, Conservative)
Deanne M. Tripi is a judge of the Erie County Family Court, first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2023, per her campaign site. She earned her law degree from Pace University's Elisabeth Haub School of Law in 1995 and was admitted to the New York bar in 1996, per her campaign site. Before joining the bench she spent 18 years in private practice, including 11 years as a partner at the firm of Palmer, Murphy and Tripi handling Family Court and Supreme Court civil matters, per her campaign site.
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Jonathan S. Hickey (Republican, Conservative)
Jonathan S. Hickey is a Clarence Town Justice, per the Town of Clarence's official court roster. A 2001 graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Law, he is a founding member of the Buffalo law firm Burden, Gulisano and Hickey, which defends product manufacturers and transportation companies, per a University at Buffalo School of Law alumni profile. He has also served as a confidential law clerk in the 8th Judicial District, per the same alumni profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Robert R. Vario (Conservative)
Robert R. Vario is the lead matrimonial and family law attorney at the Law Office of Ralph C. Lorigo in West Seneca, New York, per the firm's own biography of its attorneys. He has been named to Super Lawyers in family law for 2019 through 2026, per Super Lawyers. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial District (Vote For 3)

5 candidates

Maria G. Rosa (Democratic, Working Families)Incumbent
Maria G. Rosa is a sitting Justice of the New York State Supreme Court assigned to Dutchess County, per the Dutchess Supreme and County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
George E. Fufidio (Democratic, Republican)
George E. Fufidio is an elected Westchester County Court judge who also serves as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, per the Supreme and County Court of Westchester County's official roster on the New York Courts website. He was elected to the Westchester County Court bench on November 8, 2015 and has served for about ten years, per a Scrutinize.org judicial profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Alden H. Wolfe (Democratic, Conservative)
Alden H. Wolfe is the Majority Leader of the Rockland County Legislature, representing District 6, per the Legislature's official website. He is an attorney in private practice in New City, New York, with a general practice focusing on estate planning, probate and estate administration, elder law, disability and guardianship law, business law and real estate, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Richard S. Fava Pastilha (Republican, Conservative)
Richard S. Fava Pastilha is an attorney who has maintained a legal practice in Westchester County for 30 years, per his campaign site. He has been endorsed by several local organizations, including Teamsters Local 456, and received a Qualified Rating from the Westchester Women's Bar Association, per the same site.
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John Ciampoli (Republican)
John Ciampoli is an attorney, of counsel to the firm Messina Perillo Hill, per a local voter guide's ballot listing. He has previously served as Nassau County Attorney, per a New York Appellate Division decision that lists him in that role. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Supreme Court Justice, 10th Judicial District (Vote For 8)

14 candidates

Richard Ambro (Democratic, Republican)Incumbent
Richard Ambro is a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court in Suffolk County and Supervising Judge of the County Court and Supreme Court, per the Suffolk County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. He is the only Suffolk County Democratic nominee for this seat also cross-endorsed by Suffolk Republicans this year, per Newsday. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Leonard D. Steinman (Democratic, Republican, Conservative)Incumbent
Leonard D. Steinman is a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court in Nassau County, per the Nassau Supreme Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. He presides as Presiding Justice of the Child Victims Act Part for the 9th and 10th Judicial Districts, per the New York Courts website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Mary E. Porter (Democratic)
Mary E. Porter is a sitting Family Court Judge in Suffolk County, per the New York State Unified Court System's 2025 Annual Report. She was elected to the Suffolk County Family Court bench in 2021, per Suffolk County's official general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Joy M. Watson (Democratic, Republican, Conservative)
Joy M. Watson is a Nassau County Court Judge who also serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, per the Nassau County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. She previously worked in the Nassau County District Attorney's office, per a local newspaper archive. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Stephen L. Ukeiley (Democratic)
Stephen L. Ukeiley is a Suffolk County District Court Judge and Acting County Court Judge, and serves as Coordinating Judge of the Outlying District Courts, per the Suffolk District Civil Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. He is an adjunct professor of law at Touro Law Center and has authored a regular law column in The Suffolk Lawyer, per Touro Law Center's website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Eric Sachs (Democratic)
Eric Sachs is a Suffolk County District Court Judge and Acting County Court Judge who has served since January 2021 as Presiding Judge of the Suffolk County DWI Treatment Court, per his campaign site. He earned his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School in 1985 and began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County from 1985 through 1989, per the same source.
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William D. Wexler (Democratic)
William D. Wexler is an attorney based in North Babylon, New York, per Suffolk County Supreme Court case filings. He has served as Ocean Beach Village Justice for approximately 27 years, having begun his public service as an assistant district attorney, per the Fire Island News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
John Kelly (Democratic)
John Kelly, of Deer Park, has served as a Family Court Judge and an acting Supreme Court Judge in Suffolk County, per the Suffolk County Legislature, which honored him as its 2024 Irish American of Distinction. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Kelly A. Reape (Republican, Conservative)
Kelly A. Reape is an attorney of counsel to the Farmingdale, New York firm Guercio and Guercio, which represents school districts, per Newsday and court records. She was named a Suffolk Republican and Conservative nominee for this seat in August 2026, per Newsday. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Karen M. Wilutis (Republican, Conservative)
Karen M. Wilutis is a Suffolk County Court Judge who also serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, per the Suffolk County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. As an Acting Supreme Court Justice she presides over Suffolk County's Felony Sex Offense Court, per Newsday. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
John Iliou (Republican, Conservative)
John Iliou is a Suffolk County Court Judge who also serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice and Presiding Justice of the Integrated Domestic Violence Part, per the New York Courts website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
James A. McDonaugh (Republican, Conservative)
James A. McDonaugh is a Suffolk District Criminal Term judge, per the New York Courts website. He was named a Suffolk Republican and Conservative nominee for this seat in August 2026, per Newsday. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Mary Kate Mullen (Republican, Conservative)
Mary Kate Mullen is a Suffolk District Court Judge and Acting County Court Judge who presides in Domestic Violence Part 3, per the New York Courts website. She previously served as an Islip Town councilwoman, per Newsday. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Anthony R. Portesy (Conservative)
Anthony R. Portesy withdrew as the Democratic candidate for Suffolk County Clerk to accept the Conservative Party's nomination for this seat, per Newsday. He holds a position with Suffolk County's Off-Track Betting Corporation, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Supreme Court Justice, 11th Judicial District (Vote For 3)

5 candidates

Edwin I. Novillo (Democratic)
Edwin I. Novillo is the Queens County Criminal Court Supervising Judge, per the Queens Daily Eagle. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Oma D. Phillips (Democratic)
Oma D. Phillips is a New York City Civil Court Judge in Queens' 4th Municipal Court District, having assumed office on January 1, 2026, per the Queens Daily Eagle. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Gail A. Adams (Democratic)
Gail A. Adams is a New York City Civil Court Judge in Queens' 4th Municipal Court District, per the Queens Daily Eagle. She earned a bachelor's degree from Colgate University before earning her law degree, per Branch Politics' candidate profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
David A. Bellon (Republican)
David A. Bellon is a Flushing, Queens attorney, per the Queens Daily Eagle. He has represented plaintiffs in federal court in Brooklyn, per court docket records. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Gary Muraca (Republican)
Gary Muraca was the Queens Republican and Conservative Party nominee for New York Supreme Court, 11th Judicial District, in the November 2025 general election, per Branch Politics. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Supreme Court Justice, 12th Judicial District (Vote For 1)

1 candidate

Alvin M. Yearwood (Democratic)
Alvin M. Yearwood was appointed to the New York City Criminal Court in January 2003 and currently serves as an Acting Supreme Court Justice assigned to the Bronx County Supreme Court's criminal term, per the City of New York's Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary and the New York Courts website. He earned a bachelor's degree in international affairs from Lafayette College in 1983, per a Lafayette College alumni profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Supreme Court Justice, 13th Judicial District (Vote For 1)

2 candidates

Kelvin Richards (Democratic)
Kelvin Richards has served as a public defender with the Staten Island Legal Aid Society since 2013, per the Staten Island Advance. He has been endorsed for this race by the Richmond County Democratic Party, per the Staten Island Democratic Party. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Michael J. Pinto (Republican)
Michael J. Pinto is a Richmond County Civil Court Judge, having been elected to that seat in 2023, per the Staten Island Advance. He is a native Staten Islander from the Pleasant Plains neighborhood, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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11 candidates

11 tracked candidate profiles
6 races covered

Rockland County

13 candidates

13 tracked candidate profiles
6 races covered

Saratoga County

11 candidates

11 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Schenectady city

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Schenectady County

10 candidates

10 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Schoharie County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Schuyler County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Seneca County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

St. Lawrence County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Steuben County

28 candidates

28 tracked candidate profiles
15 office types represented

Suffolk County

35 candidates

35 tracked candidate profiles
17 races covered

Sullivan County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Tioga County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Tompkins County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Ulster County

24 candidates

24 tracked candidate profiles
22 office types represented

Utica city

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Warren County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Washington County

11 candidates

11 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Wayne County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Westchester

23 candidates

23 tracked candidate profiles
13 races covered

Wyoming County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Yates County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Every county in New York

All 62 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 62 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

Albany County Allegany County Bronx County Broome County Cattaraugus County Cayuga County Chautauqua County Chemung County Chenango County Clinton County Columbia County Cortland County Delaware County Dutchess County Erie County Essex County Franklin County Fulton County Genesee County Greene County Hamilton County Herkimer County Jefferson County Kings County Lewis County Livingston County Madison County Monroe County Montgomery County Nassau County New York County Niagara County Oneida County Onondaga County Ontario County Orange County Orleans County Oswego County Otsego County Putnam County Queens County Rensselaer County Richmond County Rockland County Saratoga County Schenectady County Schoharie County Schuyler County Seneca County St. Lawrence County Steuben County Suffolk County Sullivan County Tioga County Tompkins County Ulster County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Westchester County Wyoming County Yates County

How to vote in New York in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the New York election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline: online by Saturday, October 24, 2026; by mail Saturday, October 24, 2026; in person by Saturday, October 24, 2026
Early voting: Saturday, October 24, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026
Mail ballot: request by Saturday, October 24, 2026; return: By mail: postmarked no later than November 3, 2026 and received by the County Board of Elections no later than November 10, 2026; no excuse needed
Election Day hours: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Where to vote: Find your polling place with the New York election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls: ID is generally required only for first-time voters (per the Help America Vote Act); acceptable ID includes any current and valid photo ID, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document showing the voter's name and address.

New York 2026 Election Questions

Who is running for governor of New York in 2026?

The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of New York are Kathy Hochul (D), Bruce Blakeman (R). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the New York 2026 primary election?

New York's 2026 state primary was held on June 23, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in New York for the November 2026 election?

To vote in New York's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Saturday, October 24, 2026; by mail Saturday, October 24, 2026; in person by Saturday, October 24, 2026, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in New York for the November 2026 election?

Early in-person voting in New York runs Saturday, October 24, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026, per the state election office.

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in New York for November 2026?

New York mail ballots: request by Saturday, October 24, 2026; return: By mail: postmarked no later than November 3, 2026 and received by the County Board of Elections no later than November 10, 2026; no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in New York in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the New York election office's official lookup at https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/ to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

Find Your Exact Ballot

Enter an address to narrow statewide, congressional, county, and municipal races.

Voting Resources

Registration, deadlines, and official election links for voters.

Election Calendar

Track major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.

Note: State hubs summarize tracked places; exact ballot results depend on address and district boundaries.Profiles: Candidate data updates as official filings and campaign materials publish.