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.
Governor
(Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
Kathy Hochul (D)* - (Campaign Site)
& Adrienne Adams (D) - Ex-NYC Council Speaker & '25 NYC Mayor Candidate
Bruce Blakeman (R/C) - Nassau County Executive, Ex-Hempstead Town Councilman & Attorney
& Todd Hood (R/C) - Madison County Sheriff
Larry Sharpe (Coalition) - Business Consultant, USMC Veteran & Frequent Candidate
& Shannon Joy Bones (Coalition) - Radio/Podcast Show Host & Artist
Amy Taylor (WF) - Attorney & WFP Placeholder Candidate
& Joshua Goldfein (WF) - Attorney & WFP Placeholder Candidate
Jonathan Makeley (P/WI) - Prohibition Party State Chair & Historian
& No Runningmate Yet Designated
Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.
Lieutenant Governor
[ Antonio Delgado (D)* - Not a Candidate in 2026. ]
State Comptroller
Tom DiNapoli (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Joseph Hernandez (R/C) - Businessman & '25 NYC Mayor Candidate
Sienna Fontaine (WF) - Attorney & WFP Placeholder Candidate
Attorney General
Tish James (D/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Saritha Komatireddy (R/C) - Attorney & Ex-US Supreme Court Clerk
STATE LEGISLATURE
State Assembly - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)
State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)
U.S. Senator
SENATE ELECTION 2028:
Chuck
Schumer (D)* - (Senate Leadership Site) - (Campaign
Site)
Heidi Cochran (D) - IT Professional
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) - Congresswoman
Jonathan Riven (D) - Mental Health Counselor & Actor
Mike Lawler (R) - Congressman
Terrell Miller (R) - '21 NYC Council Candidate & '25 NYC Mayor Candidate
SENATE ELECTION 2030:
Kirsten Gillibrand (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
U.S. House (Districts)
District 1
Nick LaLota (R/C)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Gallant (D/WF) - Air Traffic Controller, National Guard Officer & Volunteer Fireman
Jordan Maggio (I)
Thomas Sorensen (I)
District 2
Andrew Garbarino (R/C)* - (Campaign Site)
Pat Halpin (D/WF) - Ex-State Assemblyman & Ex-Suffolk County Executive
District 3
Tom Suozzi (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike LiPetri (R/C) - Ex-State Assemblyman, Attorney & '24 Nominee
District 4
Laura Gillen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jeanine Driscoll (R) - Hempstead Town Tax Receiver & Attorney
DISTRICT 5
District 6
Grace Meng (D)*- (Campaign Site)
Joseph Chou (R/C) - Auto Shop Owner, '24 Candidate & '25 NYC Council Candidate
District 7
[ Nydia Velazquez (D)* - Retiring in 2026. ]
Claire Valdez (D) - State Assemblywoman, Labor Organizer & DSA Activist
Melvin Rivera (R/C)
Antonio Reynoso (WF) - Brooklyn Borough President & Ex-NYC Council Member
Priscilla Ghaznavi (I) - Systems Designer & Community Activist
District 8
Hakeem Jeffries (D)* - (House Minority Leader Site) - (Campaign Site)
Lewis Mizrahi (R/C) - Criminal Justice Data Analyst & Wildfire Firefighter
Sahir Ahsan (WI) - Robotics Specialist & Ex-Surgeon
District 9
Yvette Clarke (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Joel Azumah (R/C) - Bus Company Owner & Frequent Candidate
District 10
[ Dan Goldman (D)* - Lost primary in 2026. ]
Brad Lander (D/WF) - Ex-NYC Comptroller, Ex-NYC Councilman & '25 Mayor Candidate
Jennifer Moore (R/C) - GOP Activist
District 11
Nicole Malliotakis (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike DeCillis (D) - Attorney, Teacher, Ex-Police Officer & '18/'22 Candidate
District 12
[ Jerry Nadler (D)* - Retiring in 2026. ]
Micah Lasher (D) - State Assemblyman & Ex-Congressional Aide
Caroline Shinkle (R) - Attorney
Amy Jordan (I) - Author & Healthcare Justice Activist
Wilneida Negron (I) - Therapist, Author, Nonprofit Executive & Progressive Activist
Karen Ortiz (I) - Attorney & Ex-EEOC Admin Judge
Lucian Wintrich (I) - Ex-Journalist & MAGA Activist
District 13
[ Adriano Espaillat (D)* - Lost primary in 2026. ]
Darializa Avila Chevalier (D) - Anti-Israel Community Organizer & Doctoral Student
Jomo Williams (R) - Army Veteran, BLM Activist & Frequent Candidate
Bob Cohen (WF) - Placeholder Candidate
District 14
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Diamant Hysenaj (R/C) - Real Estate Developer
District 15
Ritchie Torres (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Stylo Sapaskis (R) - Frequent Candidate
Gonzalo Duran (C) - Veterans Advocate, Chaplain, USMC Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Star Davis (I) - Actress, Writer & '20 St Sen Candidate
Andre Easton (I) - Teacher & Communist Political Organizer
District 16
George Latimer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Joe Cinquemani (R) - Attorney, Real Estate Broker & '04 Nominee
District 17
Mike Lawler (R/C)* - (Campaign Site)
Cait Conley (D) - Ex-National Security Council Official & Iraq/Afghan War Veteran
Effie Phillips-Staley (WF) - Tarrytown Village Trustee & Nonprofit Executive
District 18
District 19
Josh Riley (D/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Peter Oberacker (R/C) - State Sen., Ex-Otsego County Legislator & Meat Market Owner
District 20
Paul Tonko (D/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Ralph Ambrosio (R/C) - Attorney & '24 District Attorney Candidate
District 21
[ Elise Stefanik (R)* - Retiring in 2026. ]
Anthony Constantino (R) - Businessman & MAGA Activist
Blake Gendebien (D) - Dairy Farmer
Chris Schmidt (I) - Day Laborer & '18 Candidate
District 22
District 23
District 24
Claudia Tenney (R/C)* - (Campaign Site)
Alissa Ellman (D/WF) - Disabled Afghan War Veteran
Ken Estes Jr. (I) - Farmer
Todd Sloan (I) - Removed from ballot, legal appeal pending.
District 25
Joe Morelle (D/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Virginia McIntyre (R/C) - Monroe County Legislator
Erik Stehlar (I)
Kloud Walton (I) - Cannabis Salesman & Ex-Coffee Shop Managar
District 26
Tim Kennedy (D/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Dennis Hannon (R/C) - Software Engineer & Ex-Bank VP
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)
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 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
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)