Elections in New York are scheduled to take place throughout 2026. The general election is scheduled for November 3, 2026. A state primary election took place on June 23, 2026.[1]

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]

Attorney General

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 3, 2026.[3]

2026 New York State Assembly special election, District 74[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Keith Powers 3,953 82.13
Republican Joseph Foley 687 14.27
Conservative Joseph Foley 117 2.43
Total Joseph Foley 804 16.70
Write-in 49 1.02
Total votes 4,813 100
2026 New York State Assembly special election, District 36[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diana Moreno 3,148 38.06%
Working Families Diana Moreno 2,962 35.81%
Total Diana Moreno 6,110 73.86%
Queens For All Rana Abdelhamid 1,414 17.09%
People First Mary Jobaida 647 7.82%
Write-in 101 1.22%
Total votes 8,272 100%
Democratic hold
New York State Senate special election, District 47
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erik Bottcher 11,076 76.10
Working Families Erik Bottcher 2,249 15.45
Total Erik Bottcher 13,325 91.56
Republican Charlotte Friedman 1,117 7.67
Write-in 112 0.77
Total votes 14,554

With Bottcher winning the special election, a further one for his third 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 3, along with three other legislative seats.[8]

2/3/2026 New York State Senate special election, District 61
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeremy Zellner 18,752 59.46
Republican Dan Gagliardo 9,630 30.54
Conservative Dan Gagliardo 2,961 9.39
Total Dan Gagliardo 12,591 39.93
Write-in 164 0.52
Total votes 31,536 100

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. ↑ Cuza, Bobby (May 8, 2025). "State lawmakers eliminate lieutenant governor primary". NY1. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  3. ↑ Tracy, Matt & Pozarycki, Robert (February 4, 2026). "Democrats Erik Bottcher and Keith Powers easily win special elections for state Senate, Assembly seats in Manhattan". amNewYork. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
  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. ↑ "Community Activist Layla Law-Gisiko Launches Campaign in District 3 Council Race". westsidespirit.com. January 13, 2026. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
  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 (May 25, 2025). "'Even Year Law' ruled constitutional, sparking debate on voter turnout". CNY Central. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_state_elections