2 candidates are tracked for Town Clerk, Town of Hempstead on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kate Murray and Joylette E. Williams. Candidate information follows official Nassau County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Town Clerk Kate Murray (Republican, Conservative), who previously served as Hempstead Town Supervisor and as a state assemblywoman, faces Joylette E. Williams (Democratic), a Nassau Community College professor and Hempstead school board member, per campaign materials and local press. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
County clerk. The county clerk keeps the county board's official records and minutes and, depending on the state, issues marriage licenses, business filings and vehicle registrations. In many states the county clerk also runs elections: voter registration, ballots, polling places and the certification of local results.
This race. The sitting officeholder, Kate Murray, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Kate Murray is the incumbent Hempstead Town Clerk, having previously served as Town Supervisor and as a New York State assemblywoman, per her campaign site. Her campaign cites a record of fiscal management and government efficiency initiatives.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Joylette E. Williams is a Professor of English at Nassau Community College, where she also teaches in Women's and Gender Studies and Human Rights Studies, per her campaign site. She is pursuing an EdD in Educational Leadership at the University of Connecticut, per her campaign site. She serves as the Hempstead Village liaison to the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency and was reelected to a second term on the Hempstead School Board, per her campaign site. She is active with the NAACP-Hempstead Branch and the New Greater Hempstead Chamber of Commerce, per her campaign site. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Who is running for Town Clerk, Town of Hempstead in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Town Clerk, Town of Hempstead on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kate Murray and Joylette E. Williams. Candidate information follows official Nassau County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Town Clerk, Town of Hempstead election in New York?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New York are on the New York election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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