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Rome, New York sample ballot 2026

Rome voters (Oneida County, New York) see Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller plus 5 Oneida 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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On every Rome ballot

ClerkMichael D Brown (D) · Mary Finegan (R)

Michael D Brown

Democratic

Michael D Brown is the Democratic Party nominee for Oneida County Clerk in 2026 and also appears on the Working Families Party line, per the county Board of Elections. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Mary Finegan

Republican

Mary Finegan is the sitting Oneida County Clerk, having served in the position for four years, per the county's official website. As Clerk she has implemented a free Fraud Alert system for property records and accelerated property conveyance notifications from monthly to daily, per the county's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

SheriffRobert M Maciol (D) · Jared A Pearl (R)

Robert M Maciol

Democratic

Robert Maciol has served as Oneida County Sheriff since taking office on January 1, 2011, and is seeking a fifth term in 2026, per the Sheriff's Office. He began his law enforcement career as a patrolman with the New York Mills Police Department, then spent 21 years with the Whitesboro Police Department, and previously served as Mayor of New York Mills from 2000 to 2010, per the Sheriff's Office. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Jared A Pearl

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Supporting deputies and staff through strong leadership and communication
  • Strengthening and modernizing training for evolving public safety needs
  • Promoting officer wellness and resiliency
About Jared A Pearl

He previously served as an Oneida County deputy sheriff and corrections officer and has led the Maynard Volunteer Fire Department in several roles including chief, per his campaign site.

Family Court JudgeStephanie Singe-Cully (R)

Stephanie Singe-Cully

Republican

Stephanie Singe-Cully has served as Court Attorney to Hon. Paul M. Deep since 2023, per her campaign site. She spent more than a decade as an Oneida County Assistant District Attorney and served as Bureau Chief of the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, per her campaign site. She is a graduate of LeMoyne College and Florida Coastal School of Law, per her campaign site.

Surrogate Court JudgeMegan Dorr (R)

Megan Dorr

Republican

Megan Dorr is Principal Court Attorney to the Oneida County Surrogate's Court, handling estate, guardianship and probate matters, per her campaign site. She previously spent more than a decade as Principal Attorney with the Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Fourth Department, and worked in civil litigation and trusts and estates law in Utica, per her campaign site.

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New York Supreme Court Justice, 5th Judicial DistrictJoseph Zavaglia (D) · Michael J. Manfredi (R)

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.

Michael J. Manfredi

Republican, Conservative

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Making decisions grounded in law and facts, without bias or political considerations
  • Protecting constitutional principles and ensuring justice is accessible and equal for every citizen
About Michael J. Manfredi

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.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Oneida 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

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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.