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Elections in New York are scheduled to take place throughout 2026. The general election is scheduled for November 3, 2026. A state primary election will be held on June 23, 2026. [1]
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Elections in New York are scheduled to take place throughout 2026. The general election is scheduled for November 3, 2026. A state primary election will be held on June 23, 2026. [1]
No special elections to the United States Congress are scheduled to take place as of January 1, 2026.
New York has twenty-six congressional districts that elect twenty-six delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives. Since the 2022 elections, most representatives have been Democratic.
A law passed in May 2025 ended separate primaries for the nominee for lieutenant governor, requiring gubernatorial candidates to choose one as part of a ticket. [2]
All 63 seats of the New York State Senate are up for election. Democrats have retained a majority control of the Senate since 2018.
All 150 seats of the New York State Assembly are up for election. Democrats have retained a majority control of the assembly since 1975.
In New York City, assemblymembers Harvey Epstein and Zohran Mamdani, as well as state senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, resigned to take various offices. The elections to replace all three will take place on February 3rd, 2026. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Keith Powers | |||
| Republican | Joseph Foley | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Foley | |||
| Total | Joseph Foley | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Diana Moreno [4] | |||
| Working Families | Diana Moreno | |||
| Total | Diana Moreno | |||
| Queens for All | Rana Abdelhamid [5] | |||
| People First | Mary Jobaida [5] | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erik Bottcher | |||
| Working Families | Erik Bottcher | |||
| Total | Erik Bottcher | |||
| Republican | Charlotte Friedman | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
Should Bottcher win the special election, a further special election for his 3rd city council district will take place. This will be non-partisan, involve ranked-choice voting, and the winner will only serve until the end of the year. This will be followed by a primary and a general on the dates allotted for normal elections to fill out the final three years of the term. [6]
Sean Ryan resigned his seat in the state senate on December 31, 2025, to take office as mayor of Buffalo. [7]
Governor Hochul announced the date of the special election for February 3rd, along with three other legislative seats. [8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jeremy Zellner | |||
| Republican | Dan Gagliardo | |||
| Conservative | Dan Gagliardo | |||
| Total | Dan Gagliardo | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
Per the "Even Year Law," most local elections across New York will be held on November 3, 2026. [9]