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Tompkins County, NY

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U.S. House, New York District 19
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Josh Riley portrait
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Josh Riley
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Opposing tax giveaways to billionaires
  • Ensuring healthcare and relief for working families and seniors
  • Addressing political and economic systems that benefit special interests
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
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Peter K. Oberacker
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strengthening the local economy
  • Supporting education and schools
  • Addressing community concerns
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
New York fields are from the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 4, 2026); one person can hold several ballot lines under fusion voting, and additional certified lines are noted in bios.
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Kathy Hochul
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Making life more affordable
  • Public safety
  • Expanding opportunity for New Yorkers
Campaign siteFull profile
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Bruce Blakeman
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • 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
Statewide ▾
Letitia James portrait
LJ
Letitia James
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Consumer protection
  • Tenant and worker protections
  • Government and corporate accountability
Campaign siteFull profile
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Saritha Komatireddy
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Prosecuting crime
  • Addressing homelessness and street-level mental illness humanely
  • Eliminating corruption and fraud
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Comptroller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Thomas P. DiNapoli portrait
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Thomas P. DiNapoli
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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Joseph Hernandez
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Pension performance
  • Fiscal discipline
  • Audit government waste
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Tompkins County

ZIP 14853 sits in Tompkins County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Tompkins County races (2).

New York Senate District 52
2 candidates
County ▾
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Lea Webb
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Lea Webb is the Democratic incumbent for Senate District 52. They worked as an educator at Binghamton University in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and served on Binghamton City Council, per the New York State Senate. They were elected to the State Senate in November 2022, per the New York State Senate.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supports extending reproductive rights and equitable healthcare access
  • Supports affordable housing for rural and urban communities alike
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MS
Michael S. Bolles
REP
Biography
Michael Bolles, who goes by Mike Bolles, is the Republican nominee for Senate District 52. They are a 22 year U.S. Army veteran and spent nearly 22 years as a firefighter paramedic with the Binghamton Fire Department, per Ithaca.com.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supports cutting regulations affecting local employers and reducing taxes to lower the cost of living
  • Supports law enforcement and community safety
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Lea Webb (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Michael S. Bolles (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 52; Lea Webb is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Tompkins County is in this district, per the certified district list.
New York Assembly District 125
1 candidate
County ▾
Anna Kelles portrait
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Anna Kelles
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Kelles is a public health scientist and the sitting state Assemblymember for the 125th District, working to build healthier communities and make New York more affordable, per the campaign site. Her platform emphasizes an evidence-based approach across health care, housing, childcare, energy and rural infrastructure, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • supports healthcare access
  • supports housing affordability
  • supports childcare access
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Anna Kelles (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 125; Anna Kelles is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Tompkins County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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