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U.S. House Seats
Jun 23
2026 Primary
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Elected Officials
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Senate Race 2026

State Government

Governor

K
Kathy HochulDemocratic

Since 2021

Legislature

TypeFull-Time
StatusIn Session

First Wednesday after first Monday in January (year-round)

Partisan Composition

Senate63 seats
D: 21Other: 40R: 2
Assembly150 seats
D: 82Other: 46R: 22

Public Comment Available

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Voting & Elections

Voting Rules

Registration Deadline25 days before election
Early VotingYes
Same-Day RegistrationNo
No-Excuse AbsenteeNo
Online RegistrationYes
Voter ID RequirementNo ID required (first-time voters may need ID)

2026 Election Dates

Primary ElectionJune 23, 2026
General ElectionNovember 3, 2026

Federal Delegation

U.S. Senators (2)

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

U.S. Senator (junior)

Charles E. Schumer

U.S. Senator (senior)

U.S. Representatives (26)

Nick LaLota
Nick LaLotaRepublican

U.S. Representative (NY-1)

Andrew R. Garbarino

U.S. Representative (NY-2)

Thomas R. Suozzi

U.S. Representative (NY-3)

Laura Gillen
Laura GillenDemocrat

U.S. Representative (NY-4)

Gregory W. Meeks

U.S. Representative (NY-5)

Grace Meng
Grace MengDemocrat

U.S. Representative (NY-6)

Nydia M. Velázquez

U.S. Representative (NY-7)

Hakeem S. Jeffries

U.S. Representative (NY-8)

Yvette D. Clarke

U.S. Representative (NY-9)

Daniel S. Goldman

U.S. Representative (NY-10)

Nicole Malliotakis

U.S. Representative (NY-11)

Jerrold Nadler

U.S. Representative (NY-12)

Adriano Espaillat

U.S. Representative (NY-13)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

U.S. Representative (NY-14)

Ritchie Torres

U.S. Representative (NY-15)

George Latimer

U.S. Representative (NY-16)

Michael Lawler
Michael LawlerRepublican

U.S. Representative (NY-17)

Patrick Ryan
Patrick RyanDemocrat

U.S. Representative (NY-18)

Josh Riley
Josh RileyDemocrat

U.S. Representative (NY-19)

Paul Tonko
Paul TonkoDemocrat

U.S. Representative (NY-20)

Elise M. Stefanik

U.S. Representative (NY-21)

John W. Mannion

U.S. Representative (NY-22)

Nicholas A. Langworthy

U.S. Representative (NY-23)

Claudia Tenney
Claudia TenneyRepublican

U.S. Representative (NY-24)

Joseph D. Morelle

U.S. Representative (NY-25)

Timothy M. Kennedy

U.S. Representative (NY-26)

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State Legislature

Senate (63 total)

Alexis Weik
Alexis WeikRepublican/Conservative

State Senator, District 8

Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Andrea Stewart-CousinsDemocratic/Working Families

State Senator, District 35

Andrew Gounardes
Andrew GounardesDemocratic

State Senator, District 26

Andrew Lanza
Andrew LanzaRepublican/Conservative/Independence/Reform

State Senator, District 24

Tony Palumbo
Tony PalumboRepublican

State Senator, District 1

Assembly (150 total)

Al Stirpe
Al StirpeDemocratic

State Representative, District 127

Al Taylor
Al TaylorDemocratic

State Representative, District 71

Alec Brook-Krasny
Alec Brook-KrasnyRepublican/Conservative

State Representative, District 46

Alex Bores
Alex BoresDemocratic/Working Families

State Representative, District 73

Alicia Hyndman
Alicia HyndmanDemocratic

State Representative, District 29

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