2026 New York state elections

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2026 New York state elections
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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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Federal elections

No special elections to the United States Congress are scheduled to take place as of January 1, 2026.

U.S. House of Representatives

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.

State offices

Governor and lieutenant governor

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]

Comptroller

State Senate

All 63 seats of the New York State Senate are up for election. Democrats have retained a majority control of the Senate since 2018.

State Assembly

All 150 seats of the New York State Assembly are up for election. Democrats have retained a majority control of the assembly since 1975.

Special elections

New York City

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 took place on February 3rd, 2026. [3]

2026 New York State Assembly special election, District 74 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Keith Powers 3,953 82.13
Republican Joseph Foley68714.27
Conservative Joseph Foley1172.43
TotalJoseph Foley80416.70
Write-in 491.02
Total votes4,813 100
2026 New York State Assembly special election, District 36 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Diana Moreno3,14838.06%
Working Families Diana Moreno2,96235.81%
Total Diana Moreno 6,110 73.86%
Queens For All Rana Abdelhamid 1,41417.09%
People FirstMary Jobaida6477.82%
Write-in 1011.22%
Total votes8,272 100%
Democratic hold
New York State Senate special election, District 47
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Erik Bottcher11,07676.10
Working Families Erik Bottcher2,24915.45
Total Erik Bottcher 13,32591.56
Republican Charlotte Friedman1,1177.67
Write-in 1120.77
Total votes14,554

With Bottcher winning the special election, a further one 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]

Rest of the state

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]

2/3/2026 New York State Senate special election, District 61
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeremy Zellner 18,752 59.46
Republican Dan Gagliardo9,63030.54
Conservative Dan Gagliardo2,9619.39
TotalDan Gagliardo12,59139.93
Write-in 1640.52
Total votes31,536 100

Municipal elections

Per the "Even Year Law," most local elections across New York will be held on November 3, 2026. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ City, Bobby Cuza New York. "State lawmakers eliminate lieutenant governor primary". NY1. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  3. ↑ https://www.amny.com/politics/democrats-erik-bottcher-keith-powers-special-elections/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=amny-am&utm_term=amNY%20Morning%20Newsletter}
  4. ↑ "RMember of the Assembly 74th Assembly District Unofficial Election Night Results". New York City Board of Elections . February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ "RMember of the Assembly 36th Assembly District Unofficial Election Night Results". New York City Board of Elections . February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/community-activist-layla-law-gisiko-launches-campaign-in-district-3-council-race-YC5466212
  7. ↑ "Mayor Elect Ryan officially submits letter of resignation to NYS Senate". WGRZ. December 30, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Jeremy Zellner formally launches campaign for 61st State Senate District seat". Audacy. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  9. ↑ Goncz, Eleka. "'Even Year Law' ruled constitutional, sparking debate on voter turnout". CNY Central.
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