Election Day is coming on Nov. 3 and that means all registered New Yorkers will have a chance to cast their ballots and make their voices heard. Many already have done so through early voting, which started Oct. 24 and ends Nov. 1.
You can find a guide to the key races and ballot proposals here for New York City. These are the candidates and issues you should be paying attention to. All information is available at nycvotes.org.
State Races
Governor
Kathy C. Hochul (I)
Democratic, Working Families
Bruce A. Blakeman
Republican, Conservative, Vote Affordable
State Comptroller
Thomas P. DiNapoli (I)
Democratic, Working Families
Joseph Hernandez
Republican, Conservative
Attorney General
Letitia A. James (I)
Democratic, Working Families
Saritha Komatireddy
Republican, Conservative
City Council
City Council District 3
Carl Wilson
Democratic
Haris Bhatti
(Independent)
Federal Races
District 3
Thomas R. Suozzi
Democratic (I)
Michael J. LiPetri Jr.
Republican, Conservative
District 5
Gregory W. Meeks (I)
Democratic
George Marsh
Republican, Queens United
District 6
Grace Meng (I)
Democratic
Joseph Chou
Republican, Conservative
District 7
Claire Valdez (I)
Democratic, Working Families
Melvin Rivera
Republican, Conservative
Priscilla Ghaznavi
Our Future
District 8
Hakeem S. Jeffries (I)
Democratic
Lewis Mizrahi
Republican, Conservative
District 9
Yvette D. Clarke (I)
Democratic
Joel Azumah
Republican, Conservative
District 10
Brad Lander (I)
Democratic, Working Families
Jennifer E. Moore
Republican, Conservative
District 11
Mike DeCillis
Democratic
Nicole Malliotakis (I)
Republican, Conservative
District 12
Micah C. Lasher
Democratic
Caroline Shinkle
Republican, Conservative
Wilneida Negron
For All of Us
Karen Ortiz
Karen Ortiz Party
District 13
Darializa Avila Chevalier
Democratic, Working Families
Jomo M. WIlliams
Republican
District 14
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (I)
Democratic, Working Families
Diamant Hysenaj
Republican, Conservative
District 15
Ritchie Torres (I)
Democratic
Stylo Sapaskis
Republican
Gonzalo Duran
Conservative
Andre Easton
Socialism PSL
Jose Vega
Speak The Truth
District 16
George S. Latimer (i)
Democratic
Joseph J. Cinquemani
Republican
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Ballot Proposals
1. Speed Up Process for Granting a Revocable Consent to Use Public Spaces
Simplify the process to use public space for uses such as ramps, planters, and cafes, by removing mandatory hearings and Council disapproval of sidewalk cafes, while maintaining community and Council input.
2. Reduce City Contractor Paperwork: Require Regular Meetings of Procurement Policy Board
Reduce paperwork for City contractors by authorizing Procurement Policy Board to simplify the contractor questionnaire. Require quarterly meetings of the Procurement Policy Board. Remove mandatory hearing for required client services report.
3. Speed Up Street Safety Projects, Disposition of Unused City Property, Office Leasing
Simplify review of street safety projects to reduce construction timelines. Fast- track disposition of unused city property with approval from City Planning Commission. Expedite leasing offices used for city workforce.
4. Simplify Building Permitting and Move Waterfront Permitting to Department of Buildings
Create a centralized construction permits hub to simplify permitting. Move waterfront permitting from Department of Small Business Services to Department of Buildings. Allow construction approval by additional Department of Buildings officials.
5. Set Contribution Targets for Rainy Day Fund to Promote Sufficient Budgetary Reserves
Set target amount of money to hold in reserve funds, including rainy day fund, to address unexpected financial hardships in future years, and require development of methodology to calculate contributions. 
The full list of New York State Senate and Assembly seat candidates is available at https://www.nycvotes.org/whats-on-the-ballot/2026-general-election-voter-guide/.
