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New York Candidate & Election Guide

Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.

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Governor

GOVERNOR:
Kathy Hochul (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2030.

Lieutenant Governor

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Antonio Delgado (D)* - Not a Candidate in 2026. ]
Adrienne Adams (D) - Ex-NYC Council Speaker & '25 NYC Mayor Candidate

State Comptroller

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Tom DiNapoli (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Attorney General

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Tish James (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE

NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE:

State Assembly - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)
State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. Senator

U.S. SENATORS:

SENATE ELECTION 2028:

Chuck Schumer (D)* - (Senate Leadership Site) - (Campaign Site)
Joseph Anderson (D)
Heidi Cochran (D) - IT Professional & Progressive Activist
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) - Congresswoman
Chi Osse (D) - NYC Councilman & DSA Activist
Jonathan Riven (D) - Mental Health Counselor & Actor
Mike Lawler (R) - Ex-Congressman & Ex-State Assemblyman
Terrell Miller (R) - '21 NYC Council Candidate & '25 NYC Mayor Candidate

Jim Buckley for US Senate 1976 Hillary Clinton for US Senate 2000 Nelson Rockefeller for Governor 1962 Al Lewis for Governor - Green Party 1998

SENATE ELECTION 2030:

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. House (Districts)

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1

Nick LaLota (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Gallant (D) - Air Traffic Controller, National Guard Officer & '26 Nominee

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Pat Halpin (D) - Ex-State Assemblyman & Ex-Suffolk County Executive

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4

Laura Gillen (D)* - (Campaign Site)

DISTRICT 5

Gregory Meeks (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)*- (Campaign Site)

District 7

[ Nydia Velazquez (D)* - Retiring in 2026. ]
Claire Valdez (D) - State Assemblywoman, Labor Organizer & DSA Activist

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)* - (House Minority Leader Site) - (Campaign Site)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10

[ Dan Goldman (D)* - Lost primary in 2026. ]
Brad Lander (D) - Ex-NYC Comptroller, Ex-NYC Councilman & '25 Mayor Candidate

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12

[ Jerry Nadler (D)* - Retiring in 2026. ]
Micah Lasher (D) - State Assemblyman & Ex-Congressional Aide

District 13

[ Adriano Espaillat (D)* - Lost primary in 2026. ]
Darializa Avila Chevalier (D) - Anti-Israel Community Organizer & Doctoral Student

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 16

George Latimer (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 17

[ Mike Lawler (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Cait Conley (D) - Ex-National Security Council Official & Iraq/Afghan War Veteran

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 19

Josh Riley (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 21

[ Elise Stefanik (R)* - Retiring in 2026. ]
Anthony Constantino (R) - Businessman & MAGA Activist

District 22

John Mannion (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 25

Joe Morelle (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)* - (Campaign Site)



Political Parties

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Common Sense Party (CS)
Conservative Party of New York State (C)
Constitution Party of New York (CNST)
New York State Democratic Party (D)
Forward Party (F)
Green Party of New York State (G)
Liberal Party of New York (LIB)
Libertarian Party of New York (L)
New York Prohibition Party (P)
New York State Republican Party (R)
Party of Socialism & Libertation (PSL)
Socialist Party of New York (SOC)
Socialist Workers Party of New York (SWP)
Working Families Party (WF)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

State Election Office

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

State News Sources

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Albany Spotlight News
Albany Times Union
Amsterdam News (African American)
Amsterdam Recorder
Buffalo Artvoice (Alternative)
Buffalo News
Buffalo Rising
Chalkbeat: New York
Chenango County Evening Sun
City & State New York
City Journal
Documented NY (Immigrant Community)
East Hampton Star
El Diario NY (Spanish)
Elmira Star-Gazette
Empire Report New York
Empire State Today
Gay City News (LGBT)
Genesee-Batavia Daily News
Glens Falls Post-Star
Gloversville Leader-Herald
The Grio (African American)
Hamilton County Express
Ithaca Times
Ithaca Voice
Little Falls Times Telegram
LongIsland.com
Mendon-Honeoye Falls-Lima Sentinel
Middletown Times-Herald Record
am Metro New York (amNY - NYC)
New York Beacon (African American)
TheCity.NYC
City Limits (NYC)
New York City Gotham Gazette
NYC Gothamist
Hell Gate NYC
New York Daily News
New York Focus
The Indypendent (NYC - Progressive)
New York Law Journal
New York Magazine
New York Newsday
The Observer (NYC)
New York Post
New York Times
New York Village Voice
NY State of Politics
Oswego County Today
Oswego Palladium-Times
Our Times Press (African American)
PoliticsNY.com
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Rome Sentinel
Schenectady Daily Gazette
Schneps Media (Community Newspapers - NYC)
Times of Smithtown
Staten Island Advance
Sullivan County Democrat
Syracuse Post-Standard
Syracuse University Daily Orange
Troy Record
Watertown Daily Times / NNY360
Westchester Journal News
NY1 (Spectrum News)
WRGB TV-6 (CBS - Albany)
WTEN TV-10 (ABC - Albany)
WNYT TV-13 (NBC - Albany)
WXXA TV-23 (FOX - Albany)
WGRZ TV-2 (NBC - Buffalo)
WIVB TV-4 (CBS - Buffalo)
WKBW TV-7 (ABC - Buffalo)
WUTV TV-29 (FOX - Buffalo)
WABC TV-7 (ABC - NYC)
WCBS TV-2 (CBS - NYC)
WNJU TV-47 (Telemundo - NYC)
WNYW TV-5 (FOX - NYC)
WNBC TV-4 (NBC - NYC)
News-12 New York (Long Island/Bronx/Westchester)
WNET TV-13 New York Public Media (PBS - NYC)
WXTV TV-41 (Univision - NYC)
WINS 1010 News Radio (NYC)
WAMC Northeast Public Radio (NPR - Albany)
WNYC New York Public Radio (NPR - NYC)