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2 candidates are tracked for Town Clerk, Town of Hempstead on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kate Murray and Joylette E. Williams. Candidate information follows official Nassau County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Town Clerk Kate Murray (Republican, Conservative), who previously served as Hempstead Town Supervisor and as a state assemblywoman, faces Joylette E. Williams (Democratic), a Nassau Community College professor and Hempstead school board member, per campaign materials and local press. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Kate Murray is the incumbent Hempstead Town Clerk, having previously served as Town Supervisor and as a New York State assemblywoman, per her campaign site. Her campaign cites a record of fiscal management and government efficiency initiatives.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Fiscal responsibility and taxpayer advocacy
- Government efficiency, including document imaging and one-stop services
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-10.
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Joylette E. Williams is a professor at Nassau Community College with more than 23 years there and holds a Ph.D. in English from the City University of New York, per the Massapequa Post. She has served on the Hempstead Board of Education since 2022 and previously served as a Hempstead Village trustee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joylette E. Williams.
