2025 Orange County, New York Executive election

2025 Orange County, New York Executive election

← 2021 November 4, 2025 2028 →

Candidate Steve Neuhaus Michael Sussman Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Working Families Popular vote 43,555 28,855 Percentage 60.1% 39.8%

County executive before election Steve Neuhaus Republican Elected County executive Steve Neuhaus Republican

The 2025 Orange County Executive election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the county executive of Orange County, New York. Republican incumbent executive Steve Neuhaus successfully ran for re-election. ^{[1] [2]}

Republican Party

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Neuhaus, incumbent county executive ^[3]

Democratic Party

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Sussman, civil rights lawyer and Green Party nominee for Attorney General of New York in 2018 ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Endorsements

Michael Sussman

Political parties

• Working Families Party ^{[7] [8]}

General election

Results

2025 Orange County Executive election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Neuhaus	38,062	52.54
	Conservative	Steve Neuhaus	5,493	7.58
	Total	Steve Neuhaus (incumbent)	43,555	60.12
	Democratic	Michael Sussman	26,155	36.10
	Working Families	Michael Sussman	2,700	3.73
	Total	Michael Sussman	28,855	39.83
	Write-in		32	0.04
Total votes			72,442	100.00

References

1. "County executive candidate Sussman opposes giant Amazon distribution center". Mid Hudson News. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
2. "Democrat candidates challenge GOP incumbents in Republican-leaning Orange County". Westchester News 12. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
3. "Democrat candidates challenge GOP incumbents in Republican-leaning Orange County". News12 The Bronx. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
4. Camera, John. "Orange County Democrats back candidates for county executive, DA". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
5. "Democrats Announce Slate of Candidates for 2025". Hudson Valley Press. February 26, 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
6. Woodson, AJ (19 April 2025). "Famed Civil Rights Attorney Michael Sussman Runs for Orange County Executive". Black Westchester . Retrieved 15 June 2025.
7. "NYWFP Voting Guide for the 2025 Primary Election". Working Families Party. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
8. "Sussman applauds Wawayanda ZBA denial of Amazon height variance". Mid Hudson News. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
9. "2025 General Election November 4, 2025". Orange County, NY. Retrieved 24 November 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Steve Neuhaus (R) for County Executive
• Michael Sussman (D) for County Executive