New York Ballot 2026: Sample Ballot, the Governor's Race, NYC's 5 Charter Questions and Key Dates

New Yorkers vote Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, for governor, attorney general and comptroller, and for every seat in the U.S. House and the state Legislature. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli are all on the ballot again, according to the candidate list the State Board of Elections certified on Oct. 7. There is no U.S. Senate race this year. New York City voters also decide five city charter questions. Below: every statewide candidate with their party lines, the city questions in plain terms, how to see your own sample ballot and the dates that matter.

Statewide races

Office	Candidate	Party lines
Governor and lieutenant governor	Kathy Hochul and Adrienne Adams	Democratic, Working Families
Governor and lieutenant governor	Bruce Blakeman and Todd Hood	Republican, Conservative, Vote Affordable
Attorney general	Letitia James	Democratic, Working Families
Attorney general	Saritha Komatireddy	Republican, Conservative
Comptroller	Thomas DiNapoli	Democratic, Working Families
Comptroller	Joseph Hernandez	Republican, Conservative

Governor and lieutenant governor run as one ticket, so you cast one vote for the pair. New York allows fusion voting: a candidate can be nominated by more than one party and appears on each line, and votes on all of a candidate’s lines are added together. The table lists every candidate the state certified for these three offices.

Every seat in Congress and the Legislature

All 26 of New York’s U.S. House seats are up, along with all 63 state Senate seats and all 150 Assembly seats; every member serves a two-year term. State Supreme Court justice races, the state’s main trial court, are on the ballot in 11 judicial districts. Which of these races you see depends on where you live, so check your own sample ballot.

New York City’s five charter questions

The Commission on Government Efficiency, the city’s 2026 charter revision commission, released five proposals on July 23, and the NYC Board of Elections has posted them as ballot questions. Each one changes the City Charter if voters approve it. The summaries below follow the board’s published wording.

Question	What it does	A “yes” vote	A “no” vote
1. Public space	Faster approval to use sidewalks and streets for ramps, planters and cafes	Removes mandatory hearings and Council disapproval of sidewalk cafes, keeping community input	Keeps the longer process with a public hearing and Council review
2. Contracting	Less paperwork for city contractors; Procurement Policy Board meets quarterly	Lets the board simplify the contractor questionnaire and the mayor delegate some contract approvals	Leaves the current rules and longer questionnaire
3. Streets and property	Faster street safety projects, sales of unused city property and office leases	Simplifies street project approval, property sales and office leasing	Keeps current consultation and Council approvals
4. Building permits	One central hub for construction permits; waterfront permits move to the Department of Buildings	Creates the hub and lets more Buildings officials issue approvals	Leaves the laws unchanged
5. Rainy day fund	A target for money held in reserve	Requires the mayor to set a formula for deposits, subject to the city budget	Leaves the laws unchanged, with no target

The commission says the changes would, for example, cut the outdoor dining application from about eight months to two and speed up street safety projects such as bike lanes by at least a third; those are its estimates. The reserve target it proposed is 12% of the city’s tax revenue. Outside the city, check your county board of elections for any local questions. The State Board of Elections has not posted any statewide ballot proposals for 2026.

How to see your sample ballot

• New York City: enter your address on the NYC Board of Elections’ “Find Your Poll Site” page at vote.nyc. It shows your ballot, which is specific to your district, along with your poll site and early voting site.
• Elsewhere in the state: your county board of elections posts sample ballots. The state’s voter lookup at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov shows your registration, your poll site and the status of a mail ballot.
• Other states: our sample ballot by ZIP code guide lists the official lookup for every state.

Key dates and rules

Date	What happens
Sat., Oct. 24	Registration deadline (applications must be received); early voting opens; last day to apply for a mail ballot online or by mail
Oct. 24-Nov. 1	Early in-person voting; hours set by each county
Mon., Nov. 2	Last day to apply for a mail ballot in person at your county board
Tue., Nov. 3	Election Day, polls open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.; mail ballots must be postmarked by today

You do not need to show ID to vote unless you did not provide identification when you registered; first-time voters must give it on or with their registration form. Early voting sites and hours, including New York City’s day-by-day schedule, are in early voting starts Oct. 24 in Michigan and New York. For how fast results come in, see when we will know the 2026 election results.

Print your checklist

Our free one-page checklist lists the certified candidates for governor, attorney general and comptroller with their party lines, the five city questions with yes and no boxes, and the key dates, with space for your local races. Copy your choices from your official sample ballot and take it with you. Plan the week on our October and November 2026 calendars or a weekly planner, and follow races across the country in our 2026 midterm tracker.