Saratoga Springs, New York sample ballot 2026

Eric Connolly is the Working Families and Shared Future nominee for Ballston Town Supervisor, per the Saratoga County Board of Elections' general election candidate list.

Ram Mohan Lalukota currently holds the Clifton Park Town Supervisor seat for the 2026 term, per the town's website. His campaign site says he has 25 years of information technology experience across New York State agencies and has served on the town's Planning Board and Ethics Board.

Anthony F Morelli is an attorney licensed in New York and Florida with a solo practice in family and criminal law, based in Clifton Park, per his campaign site. He is a retired U.S. Navy Commander who served 21 years total, including 9 years on active duty as a Surface Warfare Officer, and previously served on the Clifton Park Town Board and as Deputy Supervisor.

Juda has worked in social services for more than a decade in direct service, administration and program leadership, beginning as a long term care social worker, per the campaign site. Juda holds a psychology degree and a New York State gerontology certificate, and has lived in Milton for more than 25 years, per the campaign site.

Sturm is a board-certified internal medicine physician who earned her medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, per her campaign site. She was a founding board member of Citiwide Harm Reduction, served as ER Medical Director at Moses Ludington Hospital from 2015 to 2018, and is currently the sitting Wilton Town Supervisor, per her campaign site.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.