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East Rochester, New York sample ballot 2026

East Rochester voters (Monroe County, New York) see Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller plus 2 Monroe County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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Rochester City Court JudgeMaija C. Dixon (D)

Maija C. Dixon

Democratic

Maija C. Dixon has served as a Rochester City Court judge since her election in 2006, per the New York State court system's judicial directory. She is the certified Democratic nominee for the seat in the November 2026 general election. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.

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District AttorneyBrian Green (D)

Brian Green

DemocraticIncumbent

Brian Green was appointed Monroe County District Attorney by Gov. Kathy Hochul in September 2025, per the county government's official biography. He previously served roughly a decade as a Monroe County assistant district attorney, including as deputy chief of the Major Felony Bureau, and as senior deputy county attorney in the county's Law Department, the same source states. He has also served as Irondequoit Town Justice, as a supervising assistant special prosecutor for the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, as elections counsel for the Ohio Secretary of State's office, and as a law clerk for a senior U.S. District Court judge, per the county's biography. Green holds a law degree from Capital University Law School and an undergraduate degree from SUNY Brockport, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Monroe County page.

Statewide races

GovernorKathy Hochul (D) · Bruce Blakeman (R)
Kathy Hochul

Kathy Hochul

DemocratIncumbent

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Making life more affordable
  • Public safety
  • Expanding opportunity for New Yorkers
About Kathy Hochul

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.

Bruce Blakeman

Bruce Blakeman

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Lower taxes and the cost of living
  • Public safety and support for law enforcement
  • Accountability in Albany
About Bruce Blakeman

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.

Attorney GeneralLetitia James (D) · Saritha Komatireddy (R)
Letitia James

Letitia James

DemocratIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Consumer protection
  • Tenant and worker protections
  • Government and corporate accountability
About Letitia James

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.

Saritha Komatireddy

Saritha Komatireddy

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Prosecuting crime
  • Addressing homelessness and street-level mental illness humanely
  • Eliminating corruption and fraud
About Saritha Komatireddy

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.

ComptrollerThomas P. DiNapoli (D) · Joseph Hernandez (R)
Thomas P. DiNapoli

Thomas P. DiNapoli

DemocratIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Moving the pension fund's investments to net zero emissions by 2040
  • Exposing corruption, fraud and theft of taxpayer dollars
  • Tougher penalties for officials who abuse the public trust and public funds
About Thomas P. DiNapoli

DiNapoli has served as New York State Comptroller since February 2007, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he holds a BA in history from Hofstra University and a master's degree from The New School, worked as a manager in the private sector, and served as president of the board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Nassau County.

Joseph Hernandez

Republican

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Pension performance
  • Fiscal discipline
  • Audit government waste
About Joseph Hernandez

Joseph Hernandez is an entrepreneur, investor and leader in biotechnology, healthcare and advanced technology who came to the United States as a Cuban refugee at age seven, per his campaign site. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, a Master of Science in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida, along with a master's degree from Yale University and a master's in Global Healthcare Leadership from the University of Oxford, per the campaign site. He is running for New York State Comptroller, per the campaign site.

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Voting info and more

Voting info and more
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Monroe County sample ballotNew York statewide races

City boundaries and ZIP codes from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 Gazetteer, 2020 ZCTA relationships). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; confirm with the New York election office before voting.